Kotlyar's cubehead
📖 Overview
Kotlyar's cubehead (Cubiceps kotlyari), first described by Agafonova, 1988 is a small fish in the family Nomeidae (order Scombriformes). Adults typically reach 12.60 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 500 to 725 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
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).: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Kotlyar's cubehead is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 500 - 725 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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