Pachycara crassiceps was first formally described as Lycenchelys crassiceps by the French zoologist Louis Roule with … See more

Pachycara crassiceps has a moderately elongate body which has a depth at the origin of the anal fin equivalent to between 11% and 14% of its total length, or 11.7% to 13.6% of its standard length. The scales cover up t… See more

Pachycara crassiceps is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it has been recorded off southwest Ireland, in the Bay of Biscay, the Canary Islands and off Mauritania and Senegal. This is a benthic specieswhi… See more

Pachycara crassiceps eats sipunculid worms and polychaetes. It is parasitised by Echinorhynchus brayi worms. See more