Pachycara crassiceps

Pachycara crassiceps is a species of fish in the family Zoarcidae (eelpouts).[3][4][5]

Pachycara crassiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Genus: Pachycara
Species:
P. crassiceps
Binomial name
Pachycara crassiceps
(Roule, 1916)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lycenchelys crassiceps Roule, 1916
  • Lycodes crassiceps Roule, 1916

Description

Pachycara crassiceps is black or dark chocolate brown in colour and up to 54 cm (1.77 ft) in length,[6] with 111–118 vertebrae. It has a small, thick head, as indicated by the specific name crassiceps ("thick, solid, dense head").[7]

Habitat

Pachycara crassiceps lives in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and off Alaska.[8][9][10] It is bathydemersal,[11] living at depths of 900–2,191 m (2,953–7,188 ft).[12]

behaviour

Pachycara crassiceps eats sipunculid worms and polychaetes.[13] It is parasitised by Echinorhynchus brayi worms.[14]

References
  1. Academy), Tomio Iwamoto (Cal (May 20, 2013). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Pachycara crassiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – via www.iucnredlist.org.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pachycara crassiceps (Roule, 1916)". www.marinespecies.org.
  3. Priede, Imants G. (August 10, 2017). Pachycara+crassiceps&pg=PA338 Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316033456 – via Google Books.
  4. Quéro, Jean-Claude (October 5, 2003). Guide des poissons de l'Atlantique européen%5dPachycara+crassiceps Guide des poissons de l'Atlantique européen Check |url= value (help). Delachaux et Niestlé. ISBN 9782603012710 – via Google Books.
  5. "Ichthyological Bulletin". October 5, 1994 – via Google Books.
  6. Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (November 15, 2018). Pachycara+crassiceps&pg=PA2760 The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Volume 4: Bony fishes part 2 (Perciformes). Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 9789251092675 – via Google Books.
  7. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Pachycara bulbiceps". species-identification.org.
  8. "Pachycara crassiceps (Roule, 1916)". www.gbif.org.
  9. "Pachycara crassiceps | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org.
  10. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pachycara crassiceps (Roule, 1916)". www.marinespecies.org.
  11. Ramos, Ana; Ramil, Fran; Sanz, José Luis (September 25, 2017). Pachycara+crassiceps&pg=PA190 Deep-Sea Ecosystems Off Mauritania: Research of Marine Biodiversity and Habitats in the Northwest African Margin. Springer. ISBN 9789402410235 – via Google Books.
  12. "Pachycara crassiceps". www.fishbase.se.
  13. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Pachycara crassiceps". species-identification.org.
  14. Woo, P. T. K.; Leatherland, John F. (January 1, 2006). Pachycara+crassiceps&pg=PA465 Fish Diseases and Disorders. CABI. ISBN 9780851990156 – via Google Books.
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