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Common names: Keeled cubehead
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Exmouth Plateau (20°08'S) to Northwest Shelf (116°36'E), WA and off Sydney (33°50'S) (Ref. 75154). Also Ref. 9563.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
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Common names from other countries

Keeled cubehead, Longfin eyebrowfish, Gunther's nomeid fish, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

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

marina batypelagisk; djupintervall 58 - 1000 m (Ref. 13628). Tropical; 40°N - 40°S

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: circumtropical.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4412); rapporterad maxålder: 4 år (Ref. 31631)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 11 - 12; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 15-17; Taggstrålar i analfenan 2; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 14 - 16; Ryggkotor: 30 - 31. Light tan to brown in color; caudal fin dusky, other fins clear (Ref. 4412). Teeth patches on midline of roof of mouth and tongue large, broad and granular (sometimes partly obscured by mucous) (Ref 9834).

Occurs from the border of the continental shelf to about 1,000 m depth (Ref. 13628). Found near the surface at night (Ref. 9834). Adults feed mainly on salps (Ref. 33689).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Haedrich, R.L., 1986. Nomeidae. p. 846-850. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4412)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 May 2013

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fiskeri: saknar intresse

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.7 - 19, mean 12.7 (based on 823 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00387 - 0.01962), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 3.6 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Assuming tmax>4).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).

Cubiceps pauciradiatus Günther, 1872