Cubiceps baxteri McCulloch, 1923 .

Black Fathead. To 93 cm (36.6 in) SL (Nakabo in Nakabo 2002). Japan (Nakabo in Nakabo 2002); southern California (32°N) to Chile (Pequeño 1989), including Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997); Australia and Lord Howe Island (Viji et al. 2021). Not in oxygen minimum layer off Mexico and central America (Watson in Moser 1996). Epipelagic and mesopelagic; depth: near surface to 1,378 m (4,520 ft) (min.: Mundy 2005; max.: Roberts et al. 2015).