Where does the Striped Triggerfish live?
Balistapus undulatus has 16,921 records in 58 countries and territories, from 1828 to 2026. Most records come from American Samoa.
- 16,921 records
- 58 places
- 114 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataTetraodontiformesBalistidaeBalistapus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18282026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 3,647 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1,939 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1,518 | |
| French Polynesia | 1,472 | |
| Australia | 900 | |
| Indonesia | 744 | |
| Guam | 676 | |
| Philippines | 663 | |
| Egypt | 510 | |
| Solomon Islands | 437 | |
| Fiji | 384 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 339 | |
| Maldives | 331 | |
| United States | 302 | |
| Palau | 287 | |
| Tonga | 252 | |
| Marshall Islands | 217 | |
| Vanuatu | 211 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 205 | |
| Micronesia | 154 | |
| Kiribati | 137 | |
| Seychelles | 135 | |
| New Caledonia | 127 | |
| Samoa | 122 | |
| Japan | 115 | |
| Nauru | 100 | |
| Thailand | 96 | |
| Tuvalu | 79 | |
| India | 78 | |
| Taiwan | 75 | |
| Christmas Island | 63 | |
| Niue | 50 | |
| Réunion | 44 | |
| Madagascar | 41 | |
| Kenya | 39 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 35 | |
| Malaysia | 34 | |
| Mayotte | 33 | |
| Sri Lanka | 31 | |
| South Africa | 31 |
Showing the top 40 of 58 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Balistidae.
Black durgon triggerfish
42,022 records
Pinktail triggerfish
16,268 records
Spotted Triggerfish
13,141 records
Scythe Triggerfish
11,838 records
Halfmoon triggerfish
6,968 records
White-banded triggerfish
5,675 records
Titan triggerfish
5,627 records
Wedge Triggerfish
5,453 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.