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The Orange Lined Triggerfish (Balistipus undulatus) is a tropical triggerfish species that is a member of the fish family Balistidae. It is known to occur in the warm waters of the Indo-Pacific region and occurs from the Red Sea and east Africa across the east to Hawaii and French Polynesia, north to the waters of southern Japan and down south to northern Australia. It is easily recognised by its green-olive coloured body which is covered in diagonally curved orange stripes. There is also a large black spot at the base of the tail (the caudal peduncle). This species is solitary and is known to inhabitat coral reefs from depths of 2 to 50 metres. It is known to feed on coral, algae, sponges, worms, crabs, urchins and small fishes. The Orange Lined Triggerfish (Balistipus undulatus) grows to a maximum length of approximately 30cm.
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