Caudal fin forked. Very small scales, covering dorsal and anal fins bases. Tubes scales of lateral line close to dorsal profile. Upper margin of dorsal fins and lower margin of anal fin dark. 20-26 soft rays in the second dorsal fin.
Adults demersal on the continental slope.
Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific oceans. Successively recorded from Morocco, Balearic Islands, the Gulf of Lions and Provence. Reported from Morocco, Algeria, Balearic Islands, the Gulf of Lions and Provence. Sur un Stromateidae nouveau du genre Cubiceps . Maurin C., 1962.