Orange-lined Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,977
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The orange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus), also known as the orangestripe triggerfish, red-lined triggerfish, striped triggerfish or vermiculated triggerfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Balistidae, the triggerfishes. This species is the only species in the monospecific genus Balistapus, which is closely related to the genus Balistoides, if that genus is reclassified as a monospecific genus with the clown triggerfish as its only species. The orange-lined triggerfish has a wide Indo-Pacific range.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Orange-lined triggerfish”.