Orange-lined Triggerfish

Balistapus undulatus

Balistidae Tetraodontiformes
Orange-lined Triggerfish

Taxonomy & Basic Info

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Species: Balistapus undulatus

Key Features

Distinguishing Characteristic

Numerous orange stripes on a dark greenish-black body.

Distinguishing Characteristic

6 spines in 2 rows on caudal peduncle.

Related Species

Not listed
Not listed
Abalistes stellatus
Titan Triggerfish
Titan Triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens
Rough Triggerfish
Rough Triggerfish
Canthidermis maculata
Indian Triggerfish
Indian Triggerfish
Melichthys indicus
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Source Publication

Shoals of Sapphire

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute | ISSN: 0972-2351