Blue fathead

Blue fathead
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nomeidae
Genus: Cubiceps
Species: C. caeruleus
Binomial name
Cubiceps caeruleus
Regan, 1914

The blue fathead or cubehead, Cubiceps caeruleus, is a pelagic driftfish of the genus Cubiceps, found in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Its length is between 15 and 25 centimetres.

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