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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Perciformes
(Perch-likes) >
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
Probably circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas. Reported from the Mediterranean (Ref.
11228
).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
?
range ? - ? cm
Max length : 101 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
5951
)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 20-23;
Anal
spines
: 3;
Anal
soft rays
: 20 - 21;
Vertebrae
: 31. Dark brown to deep purple, fins dark (Ref.
4412
). Preorbital snout naked or with a few predorsal scales distinctly smaller than those between eyes (Ref 9834).
Oceanic, epipelagic or mesopelagic in tropical waters. Feeds mainly on salps (Ref.
33689
). Occurs near the surface at night but depth at daytime is not known. Excellent food fish.
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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.
120744
)
Least Concern (LC)
; Date assessed:
29 January 2013
CITES (Ref.
115941
)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969
): 16.4 - 26.4, mean 21.9 (based on 848 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805
): PD
50
= 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00145 - 0.00994), b=3.04 (2.82 - 3.26), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278
): 3.5 ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref.
69278
): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100) .
Price category (Ref.
80766
):
Unknown
.
Entered by
Froese, Rainer
Modified by
Reyes, Rodolfo B.
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