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Orangestripe Triggerfish

Balistapus undulatus

Least concern

Orangestripe Triggerfish
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The orange-lined triggerfish, 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.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Orange-lined triggerfish — CC BY-SA 4.0