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Cubiceps capensis (Smith, 1845)

Cape fathead
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South Africa country information

Common names: Cape fathead, Kaapse vetkop
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: north of Cape Town (Ref. 7442). Also Ref. 28222.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Haedrich, R.L., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Cape cigarfish, Cape cubiceps, Kaapse vetkop, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

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

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 140 m (Ref. 54802).   Subtropical; 40°N - 35°S

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