Pachycara caribbaeum

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 caribbaeum

Name

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Pachycara caribbaeum Anderson et al., 2016

  • Holotype: BMNH 2015.9.10.1
  • Paratypes: MCZ 171014, 171085.

Type locality: Von Damm Vent Field, Mid-Cayman Spreading Centre, 18°22.503' N, 81°47.858' W, collected by suction sampler from ROV Isis, dive 198, depth 2313 m.

Etymology: The specific name recognises the first records of the genus at deep-sea chemosynthetic environments in the Caribbean Sea.

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