Biology:Blue fathead
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Short description: Species of fish
Blue fathead | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Family: | Nomeidae |
Genus: | Cubiceps |
Species: | C. caeruleus
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Binomial name | |
Cubiceps caeruleus Regan, 1914
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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]
References
- ↑ Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Cubiceps caeruleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T190384A42691679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190384A42691679.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190384/42691679. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Cubiceps caeruleus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1979883 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue fathead.
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