Pachycara moelleri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zoarcales

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Cottoidei Infraordo: Zoarcales

Familia: Zoarcidae
Subfamilia: Lycodinae
Genus: Pachycara
Species: Pachycara moelleri

Name

• Pachycara moelleri Shinohara, 2012

Holotype: NSMT-P 105631.

Type locality: Pacific off Kii Peninsula, Wakayama, Honshu, Japan (32°0.7′N, 135°57.2′E – 32°0.3′N, 136°2.7′E), 4,093 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name is adopted in honor of Peter Rask Møller, University of Copenhagen, in recognition of his valuable contributions to systematics on deep-sea eelpouts including Pachycara.

References

• Shinohara, G., 2012: A New Deep-sea Eelpout, Pachycara moelleri (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Supplement No. 6: 51–58.