Orange-lined triggerfish

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The Orange-lined triggerfish lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 2 - 50 m environment.

The Undulate Triggerfish or Orange-lined Triggerfish can be worth keeping since it is lively, colorful, and will grow to be a nice pet, taking food from the owners' hand! Watch your fingers though, the teeth are very sharp and can deliver a painful bite. More

The Orange-lined Triggerfish can be recognised by its distinctive colouration. It is dark green, brown or greyish with diagonal orange to yellow lines on the body. There is a large black blotch on the caudal peduncle. More

The Orange-lined triggerfish is widely distributed, from East Africa to the central Pacific. More

This pretty fish called Orange-lined Triggerfish is not reef safe and level of care for keeping as aquarium pet is easy. It is considered as the most aggressive fish kept in marine aquariums. More

Orange-lined Trigger, Profile of orange-lined triggerfish, Close-up of head (Watercolor painting). (Stock Image 1760-7714 More

Common names

'O'iri 'ere'ere in Tahitian (Reo Mā`ohi)
'O'iri panitoro in Tahitian (Reo Mā`ohi)
Ampapagot in Tagalog
Ampapagot in Visayan
Ayam laut in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Balistapus in Polish (polski)
Balistapus in Russian (русский язык)
Balistapus undulatus in Catalan (Català)
Balistapus undulatus in French (français)
Baliste ondulé in French (français)
Bbulefalemegisho in Austronesian (Other)
Bbulefalemegisho in Carolinian
Bourse in French (français)
Bølgelinjet aftrækkerfisk in Danish (dansk)
Bub in Marshall
Bub in Marshallese (Kajin M̧ajeļ)
Bucho in Tobian
Cá Bò den in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Bò đen in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
cumu qasoqaso in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Curnulacai in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Daiyfuku rondu in Maldivian
Jebong in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Karatti in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Karava in Tuamotuan
Kibkib in Misima-Paneati
Kikande in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Kokiri karava in Tuamotuan
Kumadori in Japanese (日本語)
Lele in Marshallese (Kajin M̧ajeļ)
Lele in Yoruba (Yorùbá)
Mumuku in Gela
Orange striped triggerfish in English
Orange-lined triggerfish in English
Orangerandig tryckarfisk in Swedish (Svenska)
Orangestreifen-Drückerfisch in German (Deutsch)
Orangestrimmig Tryckarfisk in Swedish (Svenska)
Orangestripe triggerfish in English
orangestriped in English
Orangestriped triggerfish in English
Oranjestreep-snellervis in Afrikaans
Pakol in Davawenyo
Pakol in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Pakol in Tagalog
Pakol in Waray-waray
Pakoy in Tagalog
Panitan in Waray-waray
Papagot in Visayan
Papakol in Tagalog
Papakulu in Makassarese
Pogot in Other
Porco undulado in Portuguese (Português)
Ppwukurow in Austronesian (Other)
Ppwukurow in Carolinian
Puggot in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Puggot in Tagalog
Pugot in Bikol
Pugot in Cebuano
Pugot in Davawenyo
Pugot in Surigaonon
Pugot in Tagalog
Red-lined triggerfish in English
redlined triggerfish in English
Rogatnica kolczasta in Polish (polski)
Rondu in Mahl
striped triggerfish in English
Subagyo in Visayan
Sumu-aimaunu in Samoan (gagana fa'a Samoa)
Sungo in Other
Te bubutakataka in Gilbertese
Te bubutakataka in Kiribati
Te sumulenga in Tuvaluan
Toetole in Gela
Triger lorek in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Undulate triggerfish in English
Undulated triggerfish in English
Valupallan-karatti in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Vermiculated triggerfish in English
Yakada pothypora in Sinhalese (සිංහල)
കരട്ടി in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
കരറ്റി in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
വലുപല്ലന് കരട്ടി  in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
വാലുപല്ലന് കരട്ടി in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
クマドリ in Japanese (日本語)
波紋鱗魨 in Mandarin Chinese
波纹鳞鲀 in Mandarin Chinese
鉤鱗魨 in Mandarin Chinese
钩鳞鲀 in Mandarin Chinese
黃帶砲彈 in Mandarin Chinese
黄带炮弹 in Mandarin Chinese
鱗魨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Balistidae
Genus : Balistapus
Species : Balistapus undulatus
Authority : Park, 1797