Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Orange-Lined Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Orange-Lined Triggerfish
Also known as: Undulated Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Balistapus undulatus
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 6-150 ft. (2-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Balistidae (Family) Triggerfishes
       └Balistapus (Genus)
        └B. undulatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219874🔗
iNaturalist ID: 57743🔗

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