n = 30
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubiceps athenae | Haedrich, 1965 | Cubiceps pauciradiatus | Nomeidae | Bigeye cigarfish |
| Cubiceps baxteri | McCulloch, 1923 | Cubiceps baxteri | Nomeidae | Black fathead |
| Cubiceps brevimanus | Klunzinger, 1884 | Ariomma brevimanus | Ariommatidae | |
| Cubiceps caeruleus | Regan, 1914 | Cubiceps caeruleus | Nomeidae | Blue fathead |
| Cubiceps caerulus | Regan, 1914 | Cubiceps caeruleus | Nomeidae | Blue fathead |
| Cubiceps capensis | (Smith, 1845) | Cubiceps capensis | Nomeidae | Cape fathead |
| Cubiceps carinatus | Nichols & Murphy, 1944 | Cubiceps pauciradiatus | Nomeidae | Bigeye cigarfish |
| Cubiceps coeruleus | Regan, 1914 | Cubiceps caeruleus | Nomeidae | Blue fathead |
| Cubiceps dollfusi | Chabanaud, 1930 | Ariomma indica | Ariommatidae | Indian driftfish |
| Cubiceps evermanni | (Jordan & Snyder, 1907) | Ariomma brevimanus | Ariommatidae | |
| Cubiceps gracilis | (Lowe, 1843) | Cubiceps gracilis | Nomeidae | Driftfish |
| Cubiceps indicus | Day, 1871 | Ariomma indica | Ariommatidae | Indian driftfish |
| Cubiceps ismaelensis | Dieuzeide & Roland, 1955 | Psenes pellucidus | Nomeidae | Bluefin driftfish |
| Cubiceps kotlyari | Agafonova, 1988 | Cubiceps kotlyari | Nomeidae | Kotlyar's cubehead |
| Cubiceps longimanus | Fowler, 1934 | Cubiceps pauciradiatus | Nomeidae | Bigeye cigarfish |
| Cubiceps lowei | Osório, 1909 | Cubiceps gracilis | Nomeidae | Driftfish |
| Cubiceps macrolepis | Agafonova, 1988 | Cubiceps macrolepis | Nomeidae | Large-scale cigarfish |
| Cubiceps melanus | Ginsburg, 1954 | Ariomma melana | Ariommatidae | Brown driftfish |
| Cubiceps multiradiatus | Günther, 1872 | Psenes cyanophrys | Nomeidae | Freckled driftfish |
| Cubiceps nanus | Agafonova, 1988 | Cubiceps nanus | Nomeidae | Dwarf cigarfish |
| Cubiceps natalensis | Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923 | Cubiceps whiteleggii | Nomeidae | Shadow driftfish |
| Cubiceps nesiotes | Fowler, 1938 | Cubiceps pauciradiatus | Nomeidae | Bigeye cigarfish |
| Cubiceps niger | Nümann, 1958 | Psenes pellucidus | Nomeidae | Bluefin driftfish |
| Cubiceps nigriargenteus | Ginsburg, 1954 | Ariomma bondi | Ariommatidae | Silver-rag driftfish |
| Cubiceps paradoxus | Butler, 1979 | Cubiceps paradoxus | Nomeidae | Longfin cigarfish |
| Cubiceps pauciradiatus | Günther, 1872 | Cubiceps pauciradiatus | Nomeidae | Bigeye cigarfish |
| Cubiceps squamiceps | (Lloyd, 1909) | Cubiceps whiteleggii | Nomeidae | Shadow driftfish |
| Cubiceps thompsoni | Fowler, 1923 | Ariomma brevimanus | Ariommatidae | |
| Cubiceps whiteleggi | (Waite, 1894) | Cubiceps whiteleggii | Nomeidae | Shadow driftfish |
| Cubiceps whiteleggii | (Waite, 1894) | Cubiceps whiteleggii | Nomeidae | Shadow driftfish |