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Balistapus undulatus
As recorded: Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae
- Collected by
- U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
- Date
- 1902
- Locality
- Upolu Island; N side; Apia
- Island
- Upolu Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Balistapus undulatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,393 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)
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Cite this specimen
Balistapus undulatus. BPBM 5030. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35420137. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5030.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35420137 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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