Blue fathead
| Blue fathead | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Nomeidae |
| Genus: | Cubiceps |
| Species: | C. caeruleus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cubiceps caeruleus Regan, 1914
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Cubiceps caeruleus, the blue fathead or cubehead, is a species of driftfish native to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. It is a pelagic fish that can be found at depths of from 20 to 250 metres (66 to 820 ft). It mostly feeds on salps. This species can reach a length of 25.6 centimetres (10.1 in) TL.[2]
References
- ^ Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Cubiceps caeruleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190384A42691679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190384A42691679.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Cubiceps caeruleus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.