Cherry snailfish

Allocareproctus jordani

A predator crouches on the Okhotsk seafloor

Cherry snailfish is a marine fish of Northwest Pacific. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 34 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Allocareproctus
Maximum length: 34 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: off Honshu, Japan at Sagami Bay, Kuril Islands, and eastern Okhotsk Sea.

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