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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae Eelpouts
Subfamily: Lycodinae
Genus: Pachycara

(See list of species below)


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26 species (see list below)

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Photo by Mincarone, M.M.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 28.2 cm SL
Pachycara alepidotum Anderson & Mincarone, 2006

Photo by Mincarone, M.M.
 
Pachycara alepidotum
[]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Pachycara andersoni Møller, 2003

Photo by Møller, P.R.
 
Pachycara andersoni
[Anderson's eelpout]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30.4 cm SL
Pachycara arabica Møller, 2003

Photo by Møller, P.R.
 
Pachycara arabica
[Arabian eelpout]
No picture found
Southern Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Pachycara brachycephalum
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 51.5 cm TL
Pachycara bulbiceps (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Pachycara bulbiceps
[Snubnose eelpout]
No picture found
Caribbean Sea
Max. Length 19.9 cm SL
 
Pachycara caribbaeum
[]
No picture found
Southern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 41 cm SL
 
Pachycara cousinsi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 54 cm TL
 
Pachycara crassiceps
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 37 cm SL
 
Pachycara crossacanthum
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 24.4 cm SL
 
Pachycara dolichaulus
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Pachycara garricki
[]
No picture found
Southern Ocean
Max. Length 26.2 cm SL
 
Pachycara goni
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 42.2 cm SL
Pachycara gymninium Anderson & Peden, 1988

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Pachycara gymninium
[Nakednape eelpout]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 33.6 cm SL
 
Pachycara karenae
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 46.5 cm SL
Pachycara lepinium Anderson & Peden, 1988

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Pachycara lepinium
[Scalynape eelpout]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 48.5 cm SL
 
Pachycara mesoporum
[]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Pachycara microcephalum
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Pachycara nazca
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 33.6 cm SL
 
Pachycara pammelas
[]
No picture found
Southern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Pachycara priedei
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 40.3 cm SL
 
Pachycara rimae
[]

Photo by Almeida, A.J.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 24.7 cm SL
Pachycara saldanhai Biscoito & Almeida, 2004

Photo by Almeida, A.J.
 
Pachycara saldanhai
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23.6 cm SL
 
Pachycara shcherbachevi
[]
No picture found
Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 18.9 cm SL
 
Pachycara sulaki
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Pachycara suspectum
[]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 38.8 cm TL
 
Pachycara thermophilum
[]
26 Species of Family Zoarcidae with Genus Pachycara
(Eelpouts)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2006 Pachycara alepidotum Southwest Atlantic 28.2 SL
2003 Pachycara andersoni Anderson's eelpout Western Indian Ocean 25 SL
2003 Pachycara arabica Arabian eelpout Western Indian Ocean 30.4 SL
1912 Pachycara brachycephalum Southern Ocean 35 TL
1899 Pachycara bulbiceps Snubnose eelpout Northeast Pacific 51.5 TL
2016 Pachycara caribbaeum Caribbean Sea 19.9 SL
2007 Pachycara cousinsi Southern Indian Ocean 41 SL
1916 Pachycara crassiceps Eastern Atlantic 54 TL
1989 Pachycara crossacanthum Eastern Central Atlantic 37 SL
2006 Pachycara dolichaulus Southeast Pacific 24.4 SL
1990 Pachycara garricki Southwest Pacific 20 SL
1991 Pachycara goni Southern Ocean 26.2 SL
1988 Pachycara gymninium Nakednape eelpout Northeast Pacific 42.2 SL
2012 Pachycara karenae Eastern Pacific 33.6 SL
1988 Pachycara lepinium Scalynape eelpout Northeast Pacific 46.5 SL
1989 Pachycara mesoporum Southeast Pacific 48.5 SL
1902 Pachycara microcephalum Northeast Atlantic 7.7 SL
1997 Pachycara nazca Southeast Pacific
1989 Pachycara pammelas Southeast Pacific 33.6 SL
2007 Pachycara priedei Southern Indian Ocean 23 SL
1989 Pachycara rimae Southeast Pacific 40.3 SL
2004 Pachycara saldanhai Atlantic Ocean 24.7 SL
1989 Pachycara shcherbachevi Eastern Indian Ocean 23.6 SL
1989 Pachycara sulaki Western Atlantic. 18.9 SL
1899 Pachycara suspectum Eastern Central Pacific 23 SL
1994 Pachycara thermophilum Atlantic Ocean 38.8 TL



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