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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Pachycara: Greek, pachys = fat + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1505 m (Ref. 35767). Deep-water, preferred ?
Northeast Atlantic: southwest of Iceland.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 88;
Anal
soft rays: 73;
Vertebrae: 93. Dorsal fin origin associated with vertebrae 4; branchiostegal rays 6; suborbital pores 5. Mediolateral lateral line, originating just posterior to posteriormost postorbital pore. Pseudobranch present.
Found in abyssal depths (Ref. 11954). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anderson, M.E., 1994. Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. 60:120 p. (Ref. 11954)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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