The total destruction from the grounding included 5,805 square meters of living corals and injury to 75,000 square meters of reef habitat.

They are also threatened by the degradation and destruction of their coral reef habitat.

They are also threatened by the degradation of their coral reef habitat by human development, and by destructive fishing practices such as dynamiting or poisoning.

Although still relatively common and widely distributed, this species faces continuing degradation of its coral reef habitat throughout its range, from development and destructive fishing practices using cyanide or dynamite.

Fishing also impacts the reef through increased pollution from boats, by-catch of unwanted species (such as dolphins and turtles) and reef habitat destruction from trawling, anchors and nets.