Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Nomeidae Driftfishes

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16 species (see list below)
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Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Cubiceps baxteri
[Black fathead]

Photo by Photo by Villalba, D.O.

Cubiceps caeruleus
[Blue fathead]

Photo by Photo by Lord, R.

Cubiceps capensis
[Cape fathead]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Cubiceps gracilis
[Driftfish]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Cubiceps kotlyari
[Kotlyar's cubehead]

Photo by Photo by Agafonova, T.B.

Cubiceps macrolepis
[Large-scale cigarfish]

Photo by Photo by Agafonova, T.B.

Cubiceps nanus
[Dwarf cigarfish]

Photo by Photo by Anderson, S.

Cubiceps paradoxus
[Longfin cigarfish]

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.

Cubiceps pauciradiatus
[Bigeye cigarfish]

Photo by Photo by Suzuki, T.

Cubiceps whiteleggii
[Shadow driftfish]

Photo by Photo by O'Donnell, P.

Nomeus gronovii
[Man-of-war fish]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Psenes arafurensis
[Banded driftfish]

Photo by Photo by SFSA

Psenes cyanophrys
[Freckled driftfish]

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Psenes maculatus
[Silver driftfish]

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Psenes pellucidus
[Bluefin driftfish]

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Max. Length 33.5 cm TL

Psenes sio
[Twospine driftfish]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Cubiceps baxteri	Black fathead	Atlantic and Pacific	100 TL	1923
Cubiceps caeruleus	Blue fathead	South Atlantic and Pacifi	28.5 TL	1914
Cubiceps capensis	Cape fathead	Probably circumglobal in	101 TL	1845
Cubiceps gracilis	Driftfish	Eastern Atlantic	107 TL	1843
Cubiceps kotlyari	Kotlyar's cubehead	Indo-Pacific	12.6 TL	1988
Cubiceps macrolepis	Large-scale cigarfish	Western Indian Ocean	14.6 TL	1988
Cubiceps nanus	Dwarf cigarfish	Western Indian Ocean	12.1 TL	1988
Cubiceps paradoxus	Longfin cigarfish	Eastern Central Pacific	127 TL	1979
Cubiceps pauciradiatus	Bigeye cigarfish	Atlantic, Indian and Paci	20 TL	1872
Cubiceps whiteleggii	Shadow driftfish	Indo-West Pacific	21 SL	1894
Nomeus gronovii	Man-of-war fish	Western Atlantic	39 TL	1789
Psenes arafurensis	Banded driftfish	Atlantic, Indian and Paci	25 TL	1889
Psenes cyanophrys	Freckled driftfish	Atlantic, Indian and Paci	23 SL	1833
Psenes maculatus	Silver driftfish	Atlantic Ocean	30 SL	1880
Psenes pellucidus	Bluefin driftfish	Atlantic, Indian and Paci	80 TL	1880
Psenes sio	Twospine driftfish	Eastern Pacific	33.5 TL	1970

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Nomeidae Driftfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Nomeidae Driftfishes

(See list of species below)