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New Providence cusk-eel (Lucifuga spelaeotes)
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New Providence cusk-eel (Lucifuga spelaeotes) specimen
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Bythitidae

New Providence cusk-eel

Lucifuga spelaeotes

Male fish grow a large fleshy mouth pad

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

New Providence cusk-eel is a fish from Western Central Atlantic. The largest recorded length is 10.9 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Maximum length
10.9 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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