Dwarf cigarfish

Cubiceps nanus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth146–5,070 m
Water temperature24–27 °C
Best monthsNovember
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 1 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 146–5,070 m · Deepest record: 5,070 m

140–150 m: 1 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160–170 m: 0 records
170–180 m: 0 records
180–190 m: 0 records
190–200 m: 0 records
200–210 m: 0 records
210–220 m: 0 records
220–230 m: 0 records
230–240 m: 0 records
240–250 m: 0 records
250+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–27 °C

22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 4 records

Names and classification

English: Dwarf cigarfish

Similar species

cigarfish
Cubiceps whiteleggii
Bigeye cigarfish
Cubiceps pauciradiatus
Cape cigarfish
Cubiceps capensis
Cigarfish
Cubiceps baxteri
Blue Cubehead
Cubiceps caeruleus
Longfin cigarfish
Cubiceps gracilis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
8 open-data records from 2008 to 2009.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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