''Pachycara'' is a

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of marine

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

es belonging to the

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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 roughly 300 species are ocean, marine and mostly bottom-dwelling, some at great depths. Eel ...

, 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 roughly 300 species are marine and mostly bottom-dwelling, some at great depths. Eelpouts are predominantly ...

s. The fishes in this genus are found in the

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and

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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, 2003 (Anderson's eelpout) * ''

Pachycara arabica ''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 t ...

'' Møller, 2003 (Arabian eelpout) * ''

Pachycara brachycephalum ''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 t ...

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, 1912) * '' Pachycara bulbiceps'' (

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, 1899) (Snub-nose eelpout) * ''

Pachycara caribbaeum ''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 t ...

'' M. E. Anderson, R. N. Somerville & Copley, 2016 Anderson, 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 ''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 t ...

'' Møller & N. J. King 2007 (Brown eelpout) * ''

Pachycara crassiceps ''Pachycara crassiceps'' is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. It is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy ''Pachycara crassiceps'' was first formally Species descriptio ...

'' ( Roule, 1916) * ''

Pachycara crossacanthum ''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 t ...

'' M. E. Anderson, 1989 * ''

Pachycara dolichaulus ''Pachycara'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The fishes in this genus are found in the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indian, Southern Ocean, Southern and Pacific ...

'' M. E. Anderson, 2006 * '' Pachycara garricki'' M. E. Anderson, 1990 * ''

Pachycara goni ''Pachycara'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The fishes in this genus are found in the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indian, Southern Ocean, Southern and Pacific ...

'' 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, 2014 Corbella, C. & Møller, P.R. (2014): Description of a new deep-sea eelpout ''Pachycara matallanasi'' sp. nov. from the Solomon Sea (western South Pacific Ocean). ''Marine Biology Research, 11 (2): 180–187.'' * '' Pachycara mesoporum'' M. E. Anderson, 1989 * '' Pachycara microcephalum'' ( A. S. Jensen, 1902) * ''

Pachycara moelleri ''Pachycara'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The fishes in this genus are found in the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indian, Southern Ocean, Southern and Pacific ...

'' Shinohara, 2012 * ''

Pachycara nazca ''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 t ...

'' 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'' Biscoito & A. J. T. Almeida, 2004 * '' Pachycara shcherbachevi'' M. E. Anderson, 1989 * ''

Pachycara sulaki ''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 t ...

'' M. E. Anderson, 1989 * ''

Pachycara suspectum ''Pachycara'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The fishes in this genus are found in the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indian, Southern Ocean, Southern and Pacific ...

'' (Garman, 1899) * '' Pachycara thermophilum'' Geistdoerfer, 1994

References

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