Whiskered snailfish (Allocareproctus ungak)

Scientific name: Allocareproctus ungak Orr & Busby, 2006

The Whiskered snailfish (Allocareproctus ungak) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: Northeast Pacific, Aleutian Islands.

Biology

Diagnosis: Teeth are strongly trilobed; nasal pore 1 with unpigmented papilla; peritoneum black; orobuccal valve with 1 finger-like projection; orobuccal cavity pale; gill rakers 7-11, short and blunt; interorbital papilla present; pyloric caeca on right or left side; body red; iris silver gray.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Allocareproctus ungak
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.9
Depth range
318–461 m (1043–1512 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 318 - 461 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northeast Pacific: 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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