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Allocareproctus unangas

Allocareproctus unangas, the goldeneye snailfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. These fish are found in the North Pacific Ocean inhabiting the Aleutian Islands.

Size

This species reaches a length of .

Etymology

The fish's name, "unangas", is the autonym of the Aleuts of Atka Island, a major island near the center of this fish's distribution, and so honors the people of the Aleutian Islands.

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