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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Pachycara: Greek, pachys = fat + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Yuri Nikolaevich Shcherbachev works at the P P Shirov Institute of Oceanography, Russian Academy of Sciences. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 2000 - 4780 m (Ref. 11954). Deep-water
Eastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal, northwest of the Andaman Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11954)
Known only from a single specimen taken in the western Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal) (Ref. 11954).
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. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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