Cuban cusk-eel (Lucifuga subterranea)

Scientific name: Lucifuga subterranea Poey, 1858

The Cuban cusk-eel (Lucifuga subterranea) is a freshwater fish of the family Bythitidae. Native range: Central America, Cuba.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lucifuga subterranea
Family
Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.4
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: Cuba.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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