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Cubiceps baxteri McCulloch, 1923

Black fathead
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Hancock Seamounts (Ref. 58302).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mundy, B.C., 2005
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Common names from other countries

Black cubiceps, Black cigarfish, Okimedai, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Nomeidae (Driftfishes)
Etymology: Cubiceps: Latin, cubus = cube + Latin, ceps = head (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; rango de profundidad 1 - 100 m (Ref. 58302).   Subtropical; 32°N - 47°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Atlantic and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. A single record to date from the Indian Ocean.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6891)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 20 - 24; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 19 - 22; Vértebra: 31. Dark brown in color, large specimens black; median fins dark, pectorals pale; eye blue (Ref. 4412).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

An oceanic, epipelagic to mesopelagic species (Ref. 6891). Feeds mainly on salps (Ref. 33689). Potentially valuable food fish in warm temperate and tropical areas of the Indo-Pacific (Ref. 9811). May be caught using a pelagic trawl (Ref. 33689).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Haedrich, R.L., 1990. Nomeidae. p. 1014-1018. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6891)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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