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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

分類 / Names 共通名の | 類義語 | Catalog of Fishes(部類, 種) | 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 生態学

; 新鮮な水 底生の; pH range: ? - 8.0; dH range: ? - 20.   Tropical; ? - 24°C (Ref. 89994); 22°N - 20°N

分布 国々 | 国連食糧農業機関の区域 | エコシステム | 事件 | Point map | 導入 | Faunafri

Central America: Cuba.

サイズ / 重さ / 年齢

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL オス/雌雄の選別がない; (Ref. 13498); 9.3 cm NG (female)

生物学     用語集 (例 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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | 繁殖 | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 幼生

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

主な参考文献 Upload your references | 参考文献 | コーディネーター | 協力者

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)

IUCNのレッドリストの状況は (Ref. 130435)

  絶滅危惧 (EN) (B1ab(iii,iv,v)+2ab(iii,iv,v)); Date assessed: 31 March 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

人間に対する脅威

  Harmless




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