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Etymology: Pachycara: Greek, pachys = fat + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335); arabica: Named for its type locality, Arabian Sea.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 4050 m (Ref. 51665). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea. High Seas only.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47926)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 98; Anal soft rays: 82; Vertebrae: 103. Head and body pale gray. Lateral line configuration ventromediolateral, with the bend above the pectoral fin. Abdomen and pectoral fin bases with scales; predorsal naked. Pectoral fin length 13.3% SL. Mouth subterminal (Ref. 47926).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
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: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00282 (0.00144 - 0.00552), 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) |
High vulnerability (57 of 100). 🛈 |