FB-8028 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8028 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Scombriformes Nomeidae Cubiceps Cubiceps whiteleggii (Waite, 1894) Skaduwee-dryfvis Pangan sa lawod Indisk drivfisk Coastal cubehead Indian driftfish Indian driftfish Pomfret Shadow driftfish Shortfin cigarfish Derivant indien Dérivant indien Bouzu-konnyaku Bôzu-kon-nyaku Chigo-me-dai 동강연치 Ikan Jepun Mentimah Savorin indio Savorín indio Lín shǒu fāng tóu chāng 暗体方头鲳 暗體方頭鯧 銀影玉鯧 银影玉鲳 鱗首方頭鯧 鳞首方头鲳 麟首方头鲳 麟首方頭鯧 Cubiceps natalensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923 Cubiceps squamiceps (Lloyd, 1909) Cubiceps whiteleggi (Waite, 1894) Mulichthys squamiceps Lloyd, 1909 Psenes guttatus Fowler, 1934 Psenes squamiceps (Lloyd, 1909) Psenes stigmapleuron Fowler, 1939 Psenes whiteleggii Waite, 1894 Psenes whitelegii Waite, 1894 1993-05-12 2013-07-15 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino0 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). 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(Ref. 128868) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-pic-8028-29261 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 2001-05-04 2010-08-12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Cusqu_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Cusqu_u0.gif FB-pic-8028-29289 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 2001-05-04 2010-08-12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Cusqu_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Cusqu_u1.gif FB-pic-8028-37241 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 2003-04-10 2005-07-28 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Pswhi_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Pswhi_u1.gif FB-GeneralDescr-8028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-05-12 00:00:00 2013-07-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Found near continental and insular margins (Ref. 9834), in deep water on continental slopes (Ref. 30573). Adults are characterized by a demersal mode of life in the upper continental slope, between 180 and 800 m (commonly 300-450 m) and the young are found in mid-water layers (Ref. 54802). Feeds mainly on salps (Ref. 33689). Marketed fresh and could also be used as fishmeal or paste (Ref. 9502). Haedrich, R.L. 1986 Nomeidae. p. 846-850. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4412) FB-DiagnosticDescr-8028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-02-27 00:00:00 2004-08-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Light to dark brown, fins dark; eye blue; young with dark band near base of tail (Ref. 4412). Body moderately elongate and compressed. Ventral profile very convex. Caudal peduncle moderately deep, compressed, lacking scutes or keels. Snout blunt, forehead slightly arched. Mouth small, terminal or slightly inferior, barely reaching beyond anterior margin of eye. Upper jaw not protractile, almost totally covered by lacrimal (preorbital) bone when mouth closed. Eye large , its diameter subequal to snout length, slightly smaller than interorbit, centered on upper half of head. Low ridge extending over eye. Jaw teeth small, in a single series. Palatine teeth more elongate, in single row. Vomerine tooth patch small. Single median row of teeth on tongue (Ref 9834). Haedrich, R.L. 1986 Nomeidae. p. 846-850. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4412) FB-Morphology-8028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-02-27 00:00:00 2004-08-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 21; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Analsoft rays: 17 - 20; Vertebrae: 31 - 32 Haedrich, R.L. 1986 Nomeidae. p. 846-850. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4412) FB-Distribution-8028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-05-12 00:00:00 2025-03-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Indo-West Pacific: probably widely distribtuted in tropical and warm-temperate waters of the Indian Ocean (excluding the Red Sea) and from Japan to eastern Australia. Parin, N.V. and A.S. Piotrovsky 2004 Stromateoid fishes (Suborder: Stromateoidei) of the Indian Ocean (species composition, distribution, biology and fisheries). J. Ichthyol. 44(1):S33-S62. (Ref. 54802) FB-Uses-8028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-05-12 00:00:00 2013-07-15 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: of potential interest Last, P.R. 2001 Nomeidae. Driftfishes (cigarfishes). p. 3771-3779. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9834) FB-Size-8028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-05-12 00:00:00 2013-07-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 21.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 54802)); max. published weight: 110 g (Ref. 54802) Parin, N.V. and A.S. Piotrovsky 2004 Stromateoid fishes (Suborder: Stromateoidei) of the Indian Ocean (species composition, distribution, biology and fisheries). J. Ichthyol. 44(1):S33-S62. (Ref. 54802) Parin, N.V. and A.S. Piotrovsky 2004 Stromateoid fishes (Suborder: Stromateoidei) of the Indian Ocean (species composition, distribution, biology and fisheries). J. Ichthyol. 44(1):S33-S62. (Ref. 54802) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-8028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-05-12 00:00:00 2013-07-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; marine; depth range 180 - 550 m (Ref. 9834), usually 300 - 450 m (Ref. 9834) Last, P.R. 2001 Nomeidae. Driftfishes (cigarfishes). p. 3771-3779. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9834) Last, P.R. 2001 Nomeidae. Driftfishes (cigarfishes). p. 3771-3779. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9834)