Blue fathead

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

The blue fathead or cubehead, Cubiceps caeruleus, is a pelagic driftfish of the genus Cubiceps, found in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Its length is between 15 and 25 centimetres.

References

  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Cubiceps caeruleus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8

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