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Allocareproctus tanix Orr & Busby, 2006 Peach snailfish |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.76 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 104 - 620 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: Eastern and central Aleutian Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | 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 (Ref. 57077). | |||
| Biology: | Smallest female with yolked eggs measured 7.76 cm SL; smallest male with enlarged, swollen testes 6.38 cm SL (Ref. 57077). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||