Orange-lined Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Also known as: Green Triggerfish, Orangestripe Triggerfish, Orange-striped Triggerfish, Red-lined Triggerfish, Striped Triggerfish, Undulate Triggerfish, Undulated Trigger, Undulated Triggerfish, Vermiculated Triggerfish, Yellowtail Triggerfish
- Green Triggerfish
- Orangestripe Triggerfish
- Orange-striped Triggerfish
- Red-lined Triggerfish
- Striped Triggerfish
- Undulate Triggerfish
- Undulated Trigger
- Undulated Triggerfish
- Vermiculated Triggerfish
- Yellowtail Triggerfish
Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.
Overview
Juveniles have a concave snout marked with lines, and favour softer reef surfaces rather than the rock and branching coral preferred by adults.
How to identify
- Pattern
- stripes
- Behaviour
- solitaryterritorial
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Habitat & where to find it
Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.
- Range · Indo-Pacific
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Juvenile photos 1
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