Pachycara karenae
Pachycara karenae Anderson, 2012
First described in: Anderson, M. E. (2012). A new species of <i>Pachycara</i> Zugmayer (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from off Monterey Bay, California, USA, with comments on two North Pacific <i>Lycenchelys</i> species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3559: 39-43.
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description
To 36.2 cm (14.3 in) SL (Anderson 2012). Monterey Bay, central California (Anderson 2010). Depth: 2,780 – 3,150 m (9,118 – 10,332 ft) (min.: Anderson 2012; max: Drazen et al. 2015).
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description
Description. Head ovoid, wider and deeper in holotype than in paratypes, snout steepest in larger paratype (USNM 405384). Scales cycloid, covering body (including abdomen), nape and cheeks dorsally; scales on unpaired fins to three-quarters their height or more posteriorly; scales in pectoral fin axil and on base. Eye small, rounded, not entering dorsal profile of head. Gill slit short, reaching ventrally to mid-pectoral base or just below it in paratype CAS 233972. Lobe at dorsal margin of gill slit squared-off and well developed. Pectoral-fin origin well below body midline, insertion on abdomen; posterior margin of fin evenly rounded, middle rays longest; ventralmost 6 – 7 rays thickened, tips slightly exserted. Mouth subterminal, slightly oblique, upper jaw extending posteriorly to front edge or middle of eye. Epidermal prickles absent on head. Nostril tube not reaching upper lip. Oral valve reaching just posterior to anterior edge of vomer. Jaw teeth small, conical; dentary with five irregular rows anteriorly, blending into single posterior row; premaxilla with three anterior rows, blending into single posteror row. Vomerine teeth relatively numerous (see Discussion), in irregu
A new species of Pachycara Zugmayer (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from off Monterey Bay, California, USA, with comments on two North Pacific Lycenchelys species
diagnosis
Diagnosis. A species of Pachycara as defined by Anderson (1989, 1994), with the following combination of characters: vertebrae 24 + 68 = 92, pelvic fins absent, ventral lateral line originating immediately behind posteriormost postorbital pore, scales on nape and cheeks, branchiostegal rays 6 – 7, gill slit extending ventrally to half pectoral base height or slightly lower.
A new species of Pachycara Zugmayer (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from off Monterey Bay, California, USA, with comments on two North Pacific Lycenchelys species
etymology
Etymology. Named to honor my inspiration and fellow marine biologist, my wife Karen Lona Anderson. Distribution. Known from a single lower bathyal (2780 – 3100 m) collection just north of the mouth of the Monterey Submarine Canyon, central California, USA.
A new species of Pachycara Zugmayer (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from off Monterey Bay, California, USA, with comments on two North Pacific Lycenchelys species
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 8227517.