Orangestripe Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
The Orangestripe Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) is a tropical marine fish of the family Balistidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 0 and 60 m deep. It grows to 30 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 30 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 0–60 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
0 m60 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyBalistidae
- GenusBalistapus
- SpeciesBalistapus undulatus
Quick answers
- Orangestripe Triggerfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 30 cm (total length).
- Orangestripe Triggerfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Picasso triggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatus
Niger triggerfishOdonus niger
Wedgetail TriggerfishRhinecanthus rectangulus
Flagtail TriggerfishSufflamen chrysopterum
Black-finned TriggerfishMelichthys indicus
Lei TriggerfishSufflamen bursa
Blackpatch TriggerfishRhinecanthus verrucosus
Bridled TriggerfishSufflamen fraenatum
Pinktail TriggerfishMelichthys vidua
Clown TriggerfishBalistoides conspicillum
Spotted Oceanic TriggerfishCanthidermis maculata
Black TriggerfishMelichthys niger
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.