Pachycara crassiceps (Roule, 1916)

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
Max. size:  54 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 900 - 2191 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: One specimen from southwest Ireland and one (type) from Bay of Biscay. Known off Senegal, Mauritania and south of the Canary Islands.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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