Cubiceps paradoxus Butler, 1979
Longfin cigarfish
Cubiceps paradoxus
photo by Anderson, S.

Family:  Nomeidae (Driftfishes)
Max. size:  127 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 165 - 400 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: USA. Eastern Central Atlantic: Mauritania.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-24; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 20-23. Description: D X,24; A III,23 V 7, sp.br. 11 + 1 + 18 (29), amount of caudal fin rim rays 9-11 (table); small scales, easily falling (103 scales go along lateral line of body); snout top (higher than nostrils) and preorbital space without scales; original 'high temples'; body elongated, its height fits within SL approximately five times, and head length fits into SL 3.3 times and is larger than body height; snout relatively long and fits within head length three times; small eye, its diameter fits 5.6 times within head length and 1.9 times within snout length; small mouth; end of upper jawbone does not reach vertical of eye diameter; teeth at vomer and tongue not visible; with palatine teeth; deep groove exists between abdominal and proctal fins; long pectoral fin, its length slightly larger than head length and fits within SL more than three times; antedorsal distance fits 2.8 times within SL; anteanal, 1.7 times; long caudal peduncle, its height fits 1.6 times within length; 9 rays in upper blade of caudal fin; 11 rays in lower blade; gill rakers short, gill raker length fits 2.2 times within gill petal length (Ref. 102053).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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