Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 30; Anal spines: 1 - 3; Anal soft rays: 20 - 23; Vertebrae: 31. Dorsal profile only weakly convex. Snout rounded with jaws terminal (Ref 9834).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Nomeidae

Genus: Cubiceps

Species: Cubiceps kotlyari Agafonova, 1988

Climate Zone

Location

• Indo-Pacific: Off Java, Philippines and northwestern Australia.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless