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Cubiceps capensis (Smith, 1845)

Cape fathead
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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 Écologie

marin; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 0 - 140 m (Ref. 54802). Subtropical; 40°N - 35°S

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Probably circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas. Reported from the Mediterranean (Ref. 11228).

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 101 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5951)

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Épines dorsales (Total) : 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 20 - 23; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 20 - 21; Vertèbres: 31. Dark brown to deep purple, fins dark (Ref. 4412). Preorbital snout naked or with a few predorsal scales distinctly smaller than those between eyes (Ref 9834).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Oceanic, epipelagic or mesopelagic in tropical waters. Feeds mainly on salps (Ref. 33689). Occurs near the surface at night but depth at daytime is not known. Excellent food fish.

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Haedrich, R.L., 1990. Nomeidae. p. 1014-1018. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6891)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 January 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 16.4 - 26.4, mean 21.9 °C (based on 848 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5010   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00420 - 0.02273), b=3.09 (2.88 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (61 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 48.9 [30.6, 77.6] mg/100g; Iron = 1.22 [0.77, 1.85] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [18.4, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.345 [0.229, 0.528] g/100g; Selenium = 27.9 [16.9, 48.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12 [5, 31] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.609 [0.451, 0.829] mg/100g (wet weight);