| Blue fathead | |
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| 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 |
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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.