viviparous brotula
The viviparous brotulas form a family, the Bythitidae, of ophidiiform fishes. They are known as viviparous brotulas as they generally bear live young, although there are indications that some species (at least '' Didymothallus criniceps'') do n ...
sinkhole
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s in
Cuba
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and
the Bahamas
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; ''L. inopinata'' from deep water off the
Galápagos Islands
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is the only exception. The four species rated by the IUCN are all considered
vulnerable
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. The largest species in the genus reaches about in length.
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:
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Lucifuga dentata
''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 ...
Lucifuga gibarensis
''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 ...
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Lucifuga inopinata
''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 ...
Lucifuga lucayana
''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 ...
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Lucifuga simile
''Lucifuga simile'' is a species of cavefish in the family Bythitidae. It is endemic to Cuba. It is a demersal species found in freshwater
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, 1981
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Lucifuga spelaeotes
The New Providence cusk-eel (''Lucifuga spelaeotes''), also known as the Bahama cavefish, is a species of cavefish in the family Bythitidae. It is endemic to the Bahamas
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Lucifuga subterranea
''Lucifuga subterranea'', or the Cuban cusk-eel, is a species of cavefish in the family Bythitidae. It is endemic to Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising th ...
Lucifuga teresinarum
''Lucifuga teresinarum'' is a species of cavefish in the family Bythitidae. It is endemic to Cuba
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