Scientific Name	Cubiceps whiteleggii			by: 潘俊宏
Author	(Waite, 1894)	Depth	150 - 550M
Chinese	懷氏方頭鯧	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	圓鯧科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F480　Nomeidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	懷氏方頭鯧
Max Length	21 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	肉鯧、'鯧仔魚(臺東)、黑肉魚(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、South West、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia
Synonyms	Cubiceps natalensis, Cubiceps squamiceps, Cubiceps whiteleggi, Mulichthys squamiceps, Psenes guttatus, Psenes squamiceps, Psenes stigmapleuron, Psenes whiteleggii, Psenes whitelegii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057169. ASIZP0058272. ASIZP0058537. ASIZP0058627. ASIZP0059147. ASIZP0061558. ASIZP0061598. ASIZP0061682. ASIZP0062395. ASIZP0063144. ASIZP0063216. ASIZP0063744. ASIZP0065047. ASIZP0067232. ASIZP0068150. ASIZP0073833. ASIZP0080633. ASIZP0080676. ASIZP0802111. ASIZP0803911. ASIZP0912111. ASIZP0913911. ASIZP0916330. FRIP00309. FRIP20219. FRIP22303. NMMBP00486. NMMBP01686. NMMBP01747. NMMBP01750. NMMBP02630. NMMBP04163. NMMSTP00475. NMMSTP01665. NTMP0425. NTMP0836. NTUM06904. ...List all 37 records...
Barcode	2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Shadow driftfish; Indian driftfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body somewhat deep; body depth 29.2- 35.2% standard length. Snout blunt, forehead slightly arched. Mouth small, barely reaching beyond anterior margin of eye; jaws teeth small, in a single series; palatine teeth more elongate, in single row; vomerine tooth patch small; single median row of teeth on tongue. First dorsal fin with IX to XI long and fragile spines, its origin over pectoral-fin origin; second dorsal fin with 18 to 21 soft rays preceded by I or II spines; anal fin with III spines and 18 to 21 soft rays, slightly shorter than soft dorsal fin; caudal fin deeply forked. Scales on cheek nearly reaching anterior margin of eye. Silvery white when fresh, becoming brownish with well-defined scale pockets in preservative.
habitats	Found in deep water on the continental slope. Feeds mainly on salps.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: probably occurring throughout the Indian Ocean, extending to Japan. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh and could also be used as fishmeal or paste.