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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Pachycara: Greek, pachys = fat + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335); matallanasi: Named for Dr.Jesús Matallanas (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) for his many contributions to the taxonomy of the family Zoarcidae.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 4350 - 4450 m (Ref. 96963). Tropical
Western Pacific: Solomon Sea
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96963); 14.8 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 97 - 101; Anal soft rays: 77 - 83; Vertebrae: 103 - 108. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D 97-10; A 77-83; P 17-19; no scales; no pelvic fin; lateral line configuration mediolateral; dorsal fin origin is associated with vertebrae 5-6 with 0-1 free predorsal pterygiophores; total vertebrae 103-108; smooth ceratohyal-epihyal articulation; post-temporal with well developed ventral ramus and coracoid with a posterior strut and a foramen which is small (Ref. 96963).
Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Corbella, C. and P.R. Møller, 2015. Description of a new deep-sea eelpout Pachycara matallanasi sp. nov. from the Solomon sea (western South Pacific Ocean). Mar. Biol. Res. 11(2):180-187. (Ref. 96963)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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