Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Nomeidae

Genus: Cubiceps

Species: Cubiceps gracilis (Lowe, 1843)

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Atlantic: northeast Atlantic south to about 20°N off the African coast, including western Mediterranean. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).

Biology

Oceanic, epipelagic or mesopelagic in warm and temperate waters. Feeds mainly on salps (Ref. 33689).

Habitat

oceanic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless