Balistapus undulatus

(Park, 1797)

Vernacular names
English : Orange-lined triggerfish
French : Baliste ondulé

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Balistidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species can grow to about 30 cm in length. Unmistakable coloration. Ground color bluish-green with numerous parallel orange wavy lines on flanks and around mouth. Cheeks patternless. Fins orange to yellow.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area from Red Sea to South Africa, east to Marquesas Islands, north to South Japan, south to New Caledonia. Lives in coral-rich areas of deep lagoons and seaward coral reefs, to at least 50 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species could be declining locally because of habitat loss and overcollection for the trade.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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