BPBM 10817Ichthyology

Balistapus undulatus

Orangestripe Triggerfish

As recorded: Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Collected by: R.H. Snider
Date: November 7, 1964
Locality: Russell Islands; Lologhan (=Laumua) Island; NW side; lagoon reef
Island: Russell Islands
Depth: 4 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

24 Bishop specimens of Balistapus undulatus · collected 1902–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 7, 1964, R.H. Snider also collected 21 other specimens.

Balistapus undulatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,390 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Ägypten

(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Okinawa, JP

(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25

no rights reserved

2026-10-24

TH

(c) Stijn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

El Qousseir, El Qoseir, Mer Rouge, Égypte

(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Balistapus undulatus. BPBM 10817. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35416707. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10817.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35416707 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026