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.
| Lucifuga | |
|---|---|
| Lucifuga subterraneus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Brosmophycinae |
| Tribe: | Brosmophycini |
| Genus: | Lucifuga Poey, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Lucifuga subterraneus Poey 1858 | |
| Species | |
|
8, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stygicola Gill, 1863 | |
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