Lucifuga
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 are all considered vulnerable. The largest species in the genus reaches about 15 cm (5.9 in) in length.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Toothed Cuban cusk-eel
speciesLucifuga dentata
Lucifuga inopinata
speciesLucifuga inopinata
Lucayan Cave Brotula
speciesLucifuga lucayana
Blind Cave Brotula
speciesLucifuga simile
Cuban cusk-eel
speciesLucifuga subterranea
Lucifuga gibarensis
speciesLucifuga gibarensis
Bahama Cavefish
speciesLucifuga spelaeotes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89629.