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The orange lined trigger fish which
can be found in the aquarium of Mauritius and is known
as Balistapus undulates in scientific language. The
orange lined trigger fish can be easily recognised by
its distinctive colouration. It is dark green, brown or
greyish with diagonal orange to yellow lines on the
body. It has a large black blotch on its caudal
peduncle. This fish species grows to 30 cm in length.
It eats a wide range of foods items as live coral, sea
urchins, crabs, algae, molluscs and other invertebrates
groups as well as fishes and tunicates. In Mauritius
the orange lined trigger fish is known as “bourse”. |
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