Blue fathead

Blue fathead
	Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Nomeidae
Genus:	Cubiceps
Species:	C. caeruleus
Binomial name
	Cubiceps caeruleus; Regan, 1914

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. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cubiceps caeruleus". FishBase. February 2014 version.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Cubiceps caeruleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190384A42691679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190384A42691679.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cubiceps caeruleus". FishBase. February 2014 version.

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