Peach snailfish (Allocareproctus tanix)

Scientific name: Allocareproctus tanix Orr & Busby, 2006

The Peach snailfish (Allocareproctus tanix) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: North Pacific, Eastern and central Aleutian Islands.

Biology

Diagnosis: Teeth are strongly trilobed; nasal papilla absent; other pore papillae are reduced, invariably present only on maxillary pore 6; peritoneum pale; orobuccal valve with 1 finger-like projection; orobuccal cavity pale; gill rakers 9-10, short and blunt; interorbital papilla absent; pyloric caeca on left side, short; body peach to red; iris golden.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Allocareproctus tanix
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.76
Depth range
104–620 m (341–2034 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 104 - 620 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: Eastern and central Aleutian Islands.
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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