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Nomeidae (Driftfishes)
Etymology: Cubiceps: Latin, cubus = cube + Latin, ceps = head (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: R E Baxter was an amateur naturalist on Lord Howe Island. He sent ‘an interesting collection’ of fish specimens to the Australian Museum, including the fathead holotype.He was still making observations and sending material in the 1950s. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina pelagic-oceanic; djupintervall 1 - 100 m (Ref. 58302). Subtropical; 32°N - 47°S
Atlantic and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. A single record to date from the Indian Ocean.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 6891)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 20 - 24; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 19 - 22; Ryggkotor: 31. Dark brown in color, large specimens black; median fins dark, pectorals pale; eye blue (Ref. 4412).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
An oceanic, epipelagic to mesopelagic species (Ref. 6891). Feeds mainly on salps (Ref. 33689). Potentially valuable food fish in warm temperate and tropical areas of the Indo-Pacific (Ref. 9811). May be caught using a pelagic trawl (Ref. 33689).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00851 (0.00444 - 0.01630), b=3.13 (2.95 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies. |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100). 🛈 |
Priskategori (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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