Pachycara bulbiceps (Garman, 1899)
Snubnose eelpout
Pachycara bulbiceps
photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
Max. size:  51.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 2400 - 4780 m
Distribution:  Northeast Pacific: British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11980). Eastern Atlantic: Known from two specimens, one taken off the Cap Blanc region (Mauritania) at 20°17'N, 21°42'W and another from the Bay of Biscay. Elsewhere, two specimens were collected from the Middle Atlantic Bight, USA (Ref. 6950).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Also abyssobenthic on muddy bottoms (Ref. 6950).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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