snubnose eelpout
Pachycara bulbiceps (Garman, 1899)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The snubnose eelpout (Pachycara bulbiceps) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. This species is found in the deep waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Wikipedia contributors, Snubnose eelpout; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:35.152795+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pachycara bulbiceps (Garman, 1899)
- Name authority
- (Garman, 1899)
- Common name
- snubnose eelpout
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Zoarcidae
- Genus
- Pachycara
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderZoarcoidei
- familyZoarcidae Swainson, 1839
- subfamilyLycodinae Gill, 1861
- genusPachycara Zugmayer, 1911
- speciesPachycara bulbiceps (Garman, 1899)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pachycara. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pachycara alepidotum Anderson & Mincarone, 2006 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachycara caribbaeum Anderson, Somerville & Copley, 2016 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachycara cousinsi Møller & King, 2007 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| scalednape eelpoutPachycara lepinium Anderson & Peden, 1988 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachycara mesoporum Anderson, 1989 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachycara microcephalum (Jensen, 1902) | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachycara pammelas Anderson, 1989 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachycara shcherbachevi Anderson, 1989 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachycara sulaki Anderson, 1989 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachycara thermophilum Geistdoerfer, 1994 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachycara matallanasi Corbella & Møller, 2014 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pachycara andersoni Møller, 2003 | ZoarcidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Maynea bulbiceps Garman, 1899 Garman, 1899 | synonym |
| Pachycara obesa Zugmayer, 1911 Zugmayer, 1911 | synonym |
| Pachycara obesum Zugmayer, 1911 Zugmayer, 1911 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127121 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4BQ7Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.