Species Cubiceps caeruleus Regan, 1914
Blue Cubehead, Cubehead
Compiler and date details
25 September 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray and Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Cubiceps caeruleus Regan, C.T. 1914. Diagnoses of new marine fishes collected by the British Antarctic Terra Nova Expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 13(2): 11-17 [15] [also described in Regan, C.T. 1914. Fishes. British Antarctic Terra Nova Expedition 1910, Zoology 1(1): 1–54 figs 1–8 pls 1–13 (11)].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1913.12.6.29, South Pacific.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1913.12.6.28.Subsequent designation references:
Butler, J.L. 1979. The nomeid genus Cubiceps (Pisces) with a description of a new species. Bulletin of Marine Science 29(2): 226-241 figs 1-12 [233].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cubiceps gracilis (Lowe, 1843) [misidentification of Atlantic species]. —
Waite, E.R. 1904. Additions to the fish-fauna of Lord Howe Island. No. 4. Records of the Australian Museum 5(3): 135-186 fig. 32 pls 17-24 [162]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Newcastle, NSW (33°04'S) to south-east of Tasman Peninsula (43°22'S) and along south coast to west of Bunbury, WA (33°S), also Lord Howe Island; temperate, southern circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Oceanic province, pelagic.
General References
Agafonova, T.B. 1994. Systematics and distribution of Cubiceps (Nomeidae) of the world ocean. Journal of Ichthyology 34(5): 116-143 figs 1-16
Gomon, M.F. & Last, P.R. 2008. Family Nomeidae. pp. 801-804 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [802]
McDowall, R.M. 1994. Family Nomeidae. pp. 839-843, figs 742-745 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [839]
Parin, N.V. & Piotrovsky, A.S. 2004. Stromateoid fishes (suborder Stromateoidei) of the Indian Ocean (species composition, distribution, biology, and fisheries). Journal of Ichthyology 44(Suppl. 1): 33-62 [46]
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [839] (Blue Cubehead)
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [473] (Cubehead)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blue Cubehead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2013 | STROMATEOIDEI | 08-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |