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Lucifuga subterranea Poey, 1858

Cuban cusk-eel
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Common names: Cuban Cusk-eel
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in southwestern Cuba (Ref. 34024). Also Ref. 13498, 27158, 79893.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Claro, R. and L.R. Parenti, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Silmitu koopakala, 盲须鳚, 盲鬚鳚, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Lucifuga: Latin, lux = light + latin, fugere = to escape, to avoid, to run away from (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Poey.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce demersal; pH range: ? - 8.0; dH range: ? - 20.   Tropical; ? - 24°C (Ref. 89994); 22°N - 20°N

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Central America: Cuba.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 13498); 9.3 cm NG (female)

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Common species inhabiting shallow water caves, sinkholes ad crevices (Ref. 34024). Feeds on cirolanid isopods. Viviparous. Sometimes found together with L. dentata and L. teresinarum (Ref. 34024).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Viviparous; a 6.5 cm female contained four 2.0 cm young.

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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