Lucifuga subterranea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Lucifuga |
| Species: | L. subterranea
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| Binomial name | |
| Lucifuga subterranea Poey, 1858
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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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ García-Machado, E.; Lyons, T.J. (2021). "Lucifuga subterranea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T12400A124285510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T12400A124285510.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lucifuga subterranea year-2018". FishBase.
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