Cubiceps pauciradiatus

Taxonavigation: Scombriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Pelagiaria Ordo: Scombriformes

Familia: Nomeidae
Genus: Cubiceps
Species: Cubiceps pauciradiatus

Name

Cubiceps pauciradiatus Günther, 1872

• Holotype (unique): BMNH 1870.8.31.124.

Type locality: Misol Island [Pulau Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Papua Barat, Indonesia, Seram Sea, western Pacific].

Synonyms

• Cubiceps longimanus Fowler, 1934
• Cubiceps nesiotes Fowler, 1938
• Cubiceps carinatus Nichols & Murphy, 1944
• Cubiceps athenae Haedrich, 1965

Vernacular names

English: Bigeye cigarfish

References

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1872. Thrissopater salmoneus. In Figures and descriptions of British organic remains, dec. xiii(i) : 1–4, pi. 1. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom, London. Reference page. 
• Schwarzhans, W. 2013. Otoliths from the Miocene of West Africa, primarily from the Mandorové Formation of Gabon. Palaeo Ichthyologica 13: 151–184. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Cubiceps pauciradiatus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Cubiceps pauciradiatus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

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