Fish of the Cubiceps genus of the Nomeidae (driftfishes) family of the Stromateoidei suborder of the Scombriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Driftfish. Photo © IMARES. iucnredlist.org)
Driftfish (Cubiceps gracilis) was first described in 1843 by the British priest and naturalist Richard Thomas Lowe (1802-1874).
It is a pelagic species. It inhabits the depths of up to 300 meters. The maximum recorded length is 100 cm. It feeds on salps.
It is a rare species. It is an inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of driftfish (Cubiceps gracilis) in other languages as follows:
Κυβόψαρο (Kivopsaro) (Greek), Savorín (Spanish), Centrolofo alalunga (Italian), Schlanker Driftfisch, Schlanker Quallenfisch (German), Tirone (Portuguese), Обыкновенный кубоглав (Obyknovennyj kuboglav) (Russian), Pastir krilaš (Serbian, Croatian), Klatež (Slovenian), Dérivant brun (French).