Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Nomeidae

Genus: Cubiceps

Species: Cubiceps macrolepis Agafonova, 1988

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: Arabian-Indian Ridge, eastern part of the Arabian Basin, and off the Equator Seamount above the Carlsberg Rise..

Biology

Feeds mainly on salps (Ref. 33689). Caught by midwater trawl (Ref. 28222).

Habitat

oceanic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless