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Etymology: Pachycara: Greek, pachys = fat + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335); andersoni: Named for M. Eric Anderson..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 4050 m (Ref. 51665). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47926); 25.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 92-97;
Anal
soft rays: 76 - 80;
Vertebrae: 98 - 102. Head and body uniformly dark greyish brown. Lateral line configuration double with ventral and mediolateral branches, the latter originating above middle of pectoral fin. Abdomen and predorsal area without scales. Pectoral fin length 12-15.5% SL. Mouth subterminal (Ref. 47926).
Fecundity very low. Ovary of a ripe female (25 cm SL) contains 10 eggs (6.5 mm in diameter) (Ref. 47926). Maximum depth from holotype record (Ref. 51665). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Møller, P.R., 2003. Two new species of Pachycara Zugmayer (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from the Indian Ocean, with redescription Pachycara shcherbachevi Anderson. Copeia 2003(2):357-365. (Ref. 47926)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00282 (0.00146 - 0.00545), b=3.20 (3.03 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
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