Species: Cubiceps gracilis, Longfin Cigarfish
center roof mouth:oval patch knobby teeth
pectorals = long wings
Cubiceps gracilis (Lowe, 1843)
Longfin Cigarfish
Body elongate, slender, soft and flexible; large eye with a fatty ring around it; mouth small, usually ends before eye; teeth small, pointed, curved, in~ 1 row on jaws; blunt knobby teeth on front (oval patch) and sides (1 row) of roof of mouth & an oval patch on tongue; 6-10 + 16-18 gill rakers; 2 dorsal fins, 1st with origin behind pectoral origin, XI-XII + I, 21-24; anal fin III,19-23; pectoral fins long, in adults extend past anal origin, 21-24 rays; pelvic fins insert below or slightly behind pectoral base; tail fin forked, with blunt tips; lateral line high along back; branched mucous canal along flank; scales moderate, smooth, 59-69 on lateral line; scales along top of head, and snout almost to nostrils; no bony keel along breast.
Bluey black head, body & fins.
Size: 92 cm.
Habitat: oceanic.
Depth: 0-100 m.
Subtropical to temperate N Atlantic; the Grand Banks to the Gulf of Mexico.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Offshore
- Offshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Mid Water
- Near Surface
- Water column only
- Habitat
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- Water column
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- Pelagic jellyfish/ctenophores
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Transatlantic (East+West Atlantic)
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- Extends North of GC
- GC non-endemic
- Island (s)
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Temperate (>35N)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 92
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 100
