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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Pachycara: Greek, pachys = fat + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 900 - 2191 m (Ref. 6950). Deep-water; 53°N - 12°N
Eastern Atlantic: One specimen from southwest Ireland and one (type) from Bay of Biscay. Known off Senegal, Mauritania and south of the Canary Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 54.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6950)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Anderson, M.E. and A.J. Almeida, 1990. Zoarcidae. p. 888-890. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6950)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 3 - 6.4, mean 4.1 °C (based on 60 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.22 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 12.5 [3.2, 43.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.378 [0.128, 0.960] mg/100g; Protein = 16.5 [13.8, 18.8] %; Omega3 = 0.299 [0.116, 0.792] g/100g; Selenium = 16.9 [5.7, 58.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.5 [2.4, 53.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.408 [0.211, 0.813] mg/100g (wet weight);