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''Pachycara'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of marine
ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
es belonging to the
family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Zoarcidae The eelpouts are the ray-finned fish family (biology), family Zoarcidae. As the common name suggests, they are somewhat eel-like in appearance. All of the 300 species are ocean, marine and mostly bottom-dwelling, some at great depths. Eelpouts a ...
, the
eelpout The eelpouts are the ray-finned fish family Zoarcidae. As the common name suggests, they are somewhat eel-like in appearance. All of the 300 species are marine and mostly bottom-dwelling, some at great depths. Eelpouts are predominantly found i ...
s. The fishes in this genus are found in the
Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for se ...
, Indian, Southern and
Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...
.


Species

There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pachycara alepidotum'' M. E. Anderson & Mincarone, 2006 * '' Pachycara angeloi'' Thiel, Kneblsberger, Kihara &
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, 2021
* '' Pachycara andersoni''
Møller Møller () is a Danish surname, referring to an occupation as a Miller, equivalent of the Scottish/English ''Miller (name), Miller'', the German ''Müller'' etc. Møller is the twentieth commonest surname in Denmark.Pachycara arabica'' Møller, 2003 (Arabian eelpout) * '' Pachycara brachycephalum'' (
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, 1912)
* '' Pachycara bulbiceps'' (
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, 1899)
(Snub-nose eelpout) * '' Pachycara caribbaeum'' M. E. Anderson, R. N. Somerville & Copley, 2016Anderson, M.E., Somerville, R. & Copley, J.T. (2016): A new species of ''Pachycara'' Zugmayer, 1911 (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from deep-sea chemosynthetic environments in the Caribbean Sea. ''Zootaxa, 4066 (1): 71-77.'' * '' Pachycara cousinsi'' Møller & N. J. King 2007 (Brown eelpout) * '' Pachycara crassiceps'' ( Roule, 1916) * '' Pachycara crossacanthum'' M. E. Anderson, 1989 * '' Pachycara dolichaulus'' M. E. Anderson, 2006 * '' Pachycara garricki'' M. E. Anderson, 1990 * '' Pachycara goni'' M. E. Anderson, 1991 * '' Pachycara gymninium'' M. E. Anderson & Peden, 1988 (Naked-nape eelpout) * '' Pachycara karenae'' M. E. Anderson, 2012 * '' Pachycara lepinium'' M. E. Anderson & Peden, 1988 (Scaly-nape eelpout) * '' Pachycara matallanasi'' Corbella &
Møller Møller () is a Danish surname, referring to an occupation as a Miller, equivalent of the Scottish/English ''Miller (name), Miller'', the German ''Müller'' etc. Møller is the twentieth commonest surname in Denmark.Pachycara mesoporum'' M. E. Anderson, 1989 * '' Pachycara microcephalum'' ( A. S. Jensen, 1902) * '' Pachycara moelleri'' Shinohara, 2012 * '' Pachycara nazca'' M. E. Anderson & Bluhm, 1997 * '' Pachycara pammelas'' M. E. Anderson, 1989 * '' Pachycara priedei'' Møller & N. J. King, 2007 * '' Pachycara rimae'' M. E. Anderson, 1989 * ''
Pachycara saldanhai ''Pachycara'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The fishes in this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 29 recognized species in ...
'' Biscoito & A. J. T. Almeida, 2004 * '' Pachycara shcherbachevi'' M. E. Anderson, 1989 * '' Pachycara sulaki'' M. E. Anderson, 1989 * '' Pachycara suspectum'' (Garman, 1899) * '' Pachycara thermophilum'' Geistdoerfer, 1994


References

Lycodinae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Erich Zugmayer {{Perciformes-stub