Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 30 - 31. Light tan to brown in color; caudal fin dusky, other fins clear (Ref. 4412). Teeth patches on midline of roof of mouth and tongue large, broad and granular (sometimes partly obscured by mucous) (Ref 9834).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Nomeidae

Genus: Cubiceps

Species: Cubiceps pauciradiatus Günther, 1872

Climate Zone

Location

• Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: circumtropical.

Biology

Occurs from the border of the continental shelf to about 1,000 m depth (Ref. 13628). Found near the surface at night (Ref. 9834). Adults feed mainly on salps (Ref. 33689).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless