BPBM 40572Ichthyology

Balistapus undulatus

Orangestripe Triggerfish

As recorded: Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and U. LohmeyerUwe Lohmeyer →Johnson Randall →
Date: November 10, 1982
Locality: Bali; SE side; Nusa Dua; at low tide
Island: Bali
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On November 10, 1982, J.E. Randall and U. Lohmeyer also collected 24+ other specimens.

Balistapus undulatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. 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 40572. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090292482. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/40572.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 1090292482 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026