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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Pachycara: Greek, pachys = fat + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335); priedei: Named for Prof. I. G. Priede, Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen.
Eponymy: Dr Imants George ‘Monty’ Priede (d: 1948) is Professor Emeritus at Oceanlab, a field research station of the University of Aberdeen. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 4275 m (Ref. 75765). Deep-water
Southern Indian Ocean: Endemic to Crozet Is.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75765); 22.1 cm SL (female)
Short description
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 96 - 102; Anal soft rays: 84 - 92; Vertebrae: 104 - 107. This species is distinguished from its congeners by having the following set of characters: colour pale pink; lateral line configuration ventral and mediolateral, with the latter originating above posterior part of pectoral fin; vertebrae 22-23 + 81-85 = 104-107; pectoral-fin rays 16-17; no scales on abdomen and predorsal area; no pelvic fin (Ref. 75765).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Møller, P.R. and N. King, 2007. Two new species of Pachycara (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from the Sub-Antarctica Southern Indian Ocean, and a range extension of Lycenchelys antarctica. Copeia 2007(3):586-593. (Ref. 75765)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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