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Cubiceps caeruleus Regan, 1914

Blue fathead
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> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Nomeidae (Driftfishes)
Etymology: Cubiceps: Latin, cubus = cube + Latin, ceps = head (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

seewasser; tiefenbereich 20 - 250 m (Ref. 54802). Tropical; 19°S - (Ref. 1902)

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

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.5 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 49326); max. veröff. Alter: 4 Jahre (Ref. 31631)

Kurzbeschreibung Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie

Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 12; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 23 - 27; Afterflossenstacheln: 2; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 21 - 24; Wirbelzahl: 31. Pale to dark blue-grey, back darker than sides; caudal fin dark, other fins clear (Ref. 4412).

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

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

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

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Menni, R.C., R.A. Ringuelet and R.H. Aramburu, 1984. Peces marinos de la Argentina y Uruguay. Editorial Hemisferio Sur S.A. Buenos, Aires, Argentina. 359 p. (Ref. 2806)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  nicht bedroht (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 May 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Bedrohung für Menschen

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 11.5 - 23.5, mean 17.7 °C (based on 364 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5010   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00639 - 0.01427), b=2.88 (2.77 - 2.99), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 1.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179):  mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (tm=1; tmax=4; K=0.66).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.