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Cubiceps caeruleus  Regan, 1914

Blue fathead
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Nomeidae (Driftfishes)
Etymology: Cubiceps: Latin, cubus = cube + Latin, ceps = head (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Regan.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 20 - 250 m (Ref. 54802).   Tropical

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28222); max. reported age: 4 years (Ref. 31631)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-27; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 21 - 24; Vertebrae: 31. Pale to dark blue-grey, back darker than sides; caudal fin dark, other fins clear (Ref. 4412).

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions | Faunafri

South Atlantic and Pacific. Western Central Atlantic: Also reported in Nicaragua (Ref. 13613), Uruguay (Ref. 2806), and Peru (Ref. 5530).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Feeds mainly on salps. May be caught using a pelagic trawler (Ref. 33689).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Menni, R.C., R.A. Ringuelet and R.H. Aramburu, 1984. Peces marinos de la Argentina y Uruguay. Editorial Hemisferio Sur S.A. Buenos, Aires, Argentina. 359 p.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5010   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01539 (-0.10229 - 0.13306), b=2.93052 (2.85227 - 3.00876), based on LWR estimates for species & family-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.4 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1; tmax=4; K=0.66).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (22 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.