Orange-lined triggerfish

Orange-lined triggerfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Balistapus
Tilesius, 1820
Species:
B. undulatus
Binomial name
Balistapus undulatus
(M. Park, 1797)
Synonyms[2]
  • Balistes undulatus Park, 1797
  • Balistes aculeatus minor Forsskål, 1775
  • Balistes minor Forsskål, 1775
  • Balistes lineatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Balsitapus capistratus Tilesius, 1820
  • Balistes aculeatus viridis Bennett, 1828
  • Balistes sesquilineatus Lay & Bennett, 1839
  • Balistes schmitti Bleeker, 1852
  • Balistes porcatus Gronow, 1854
  • Balistes elioti Day, 1889
  • Balistes theresae Curtiss, 1938
On the Great Barrier Reef

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.

  1. ^ Matsuura, K. (2022). "Balistapus undulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T193728A2267582. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T193728A2267582.en. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Balistapus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 October 2024.