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Lucifuga

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Lucifuga
Lucifuga subterraneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Brosmophycinae
Tribe: Brosmophycini
Genus: Lucifuga
Poey, 1858
Type species
Lucifuga subterraneus
Poey 1858[1]
Species

8, see text

Synonyms

Stygicola Gill, 1863

Lucifuga is a genus of viviparous brotulas. Most of the species are native to caves and sinkholes in Cuba and the Bahamas; L. inopinata from deep water off the Galápagos Islands is the only exception. The four species rated by the IUCN are all considered vulnerable. The largest species in the genus reaches about 15 cm (5.9 in) in length.[2]

Species

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There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer WN, Fricke R, van der Laan R (eds.). "Lucifuga". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lucifuga". FishBase. June 2012 version.
  3. ^ Hernández D, Møller PR, Casane D, García-Machado E (2020-06-07). "Lucifuga (Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae), from eastern Cuba". ZooKeys (946): 17–35. doi:10.3897/zookeys.946.51373. PMC 7358250. PMID 32728339.