Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 27; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 21 - 24; Vertebrae: 31. Pale to dark blue-grey, back darker than sides; caudal fin dark, other fins clear (Ref. 4412).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Nomeidae

Genus: Cubiceps

Species: Cubiceps caeruleus Regan, 1914

Climate Zone

Location

• South Atlantic and Pacific. Western Central Atlantic: Also reported in Nicaragua (Ref. 13613), Uruguay (Ref. 2806), and Peru (Ref. 5530).

Biology

Feeds mainly on salps. May be caught using a pelagic trawler (Ref. 33689).

Habitat

oceanic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless