Scientific Name
Cubiceps pauciradiatus
Common Name
Bigeye cigarfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 11 - 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 15-17;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 14 - 16;
Vertebrae: 30 - 31. Light tan to brown in color; caudal fin dusky, other fins clear (Ref. 4412). Teeth patches on midline of roof of mouth and tongue large, broad and granular (sometimes partly obscured by mucous) (Ref 9834).