Goldeneye snailfish (Allocareproctus unangas)

Scientific name: Allocareproctus unangas Orr & Busby, 2006

The Goldeneye snailfish (Allocareproctus unangas) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: North Pacific, Aleutian Is.

Biology

Diagnosis: Teeth are strongly trilobed; nasal papilla absent; papillae associated with few pores, invariably present only on maxillary pore 6 and suprabranchial pores 1-2; peritoneum dark; orobuccal valve with 1 finger-like projection; orobuccal cavity pale; gill rakers 8-12, short and blunt; interorbital papilla present; pyloric caeca on left side, short; body color light red; iris golden.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Allocareproctus unangas
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.97
Depth range
210–465 m (689–1526 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 210 - 465 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: Aleutian Is.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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