Kotlyar's cubehead (Cubiceps kotlyari)

Scientific name: Cubiceps kotlyari Agafonova, 1988

Kotlyar's cubehead (Cubiceps kotlyari)

The Kotlyar's cubehead (Cubiceps kotlyari) is a marine fish of the family Nomeidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Off Java, Philippines and northwestern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-30; Anal spines: 1 - 3; Anal soft rays: 20 - 23; Vertebrae: 31. Dorsal profile only weakly convex. Snout rounded with jaws terminal (Ref 9834).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cubiceps kotlyari
Family
Nomeidae (Driftfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.6
Depth range
500–725 m (1640–2379 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 500 - 725 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Off Java, Philippines and northwestern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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