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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Pachycara: Greek, pachys = fat + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335); saldanhai: Specific name in memory of Professor Luiz Saldanha, Portuguese ichthyologist and oceanographer.
Eponymy: Professor Dr Luiz Viera Calds Saldanha (1937–1997) was aprominent Portuguese ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 2280 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water
Atlantic Ocean: Mid-Atlantic Ridge. High Seas only.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Biscoito, M. and A.J. Almeida, 2004. New species of Pachycara Zugmayer (Pisces: Zoarcidae) from the Rainbow hydrothermal vent field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge). Copeia 2004(3):562-568. (Ref. 53039)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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