Blue fathead

Species of ray-finned fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cubiceps caeruleus, the blue fathead or cubehead, is a species of driftfish native to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. It is a pelagic fish that can be found at depths of from 20 to 250 metres (66 to 820 ft). It mostly feeds on salps. This species can reach a length of 25.6 centimetres (10.1 in) TL.[2]

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Blue fathead
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Nomeidae
Genus: Cubiceps
Species:
C. caeruleus
Binomial name
Cubiceps caeruleus
Regan, 1914
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