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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.
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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

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | 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 Ekologi

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

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Central America: Cuba.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 13498); 9.3 cm NG (female)

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 Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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

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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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fiskeri: saknar intresse

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00179 - 0.01169), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.53 se; based on food items.

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (Fec=4).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Lucifuga subterranea Poey, 1858