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Scombriformes (Mackerels) >
Nomeidae (Driftfishes)
Etymology: Cubiceps: Latin, cubus = cube + Latin, ceps = head (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 165 - 400 m (Ref. 102053). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: USA. Eastern Central Atlantic: Mauritania.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 127 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 102053)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Kukuev, E.I. and S.Y. Gulyugin, 2015. First finding of Giant fathead (Cubiceps paradoxus, Nomeidae) in the Atlantic Ocean (Coast of Mauritania). J. Ichthyol. 55(2):273-277. (Ref. 102053)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 7.9 - 15.1, mean 11.8 (based on 48 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00248 - 0.01606), b=2.99 (2.77 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (76 of 100).