Cuban cusk-eel

Lucifuga subterranea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Central America and the Caribbean
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Lucifuga subterranea, or the Cuban cusk-eel, is a species of cavefish in the family Bythitidae. It is endemic to Cuba. Within the caves, sinkholes and crevices in which it occurs it is common, it feeds on cirolanid isopods.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Lucifuga
Maximum length: 9.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Central America: Cuba.

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