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Lucifuga gibarensis Hernández, Møller, Casane & García-Machado, 2020 Gibara cave brotula |
| Family: | Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) | |||
| Max. size: | 8.92 cm SL (male/unsexed); 8.93 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; depth range - 12 m | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Cuba. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species can be distinguished by: D 72-90; A 58-72; P 15-17; C 10; absence of palatine teeth; rakers on anterior gill arch 17-19 (long gillrakers 3); occiput and area between lateral canal and preopercular canal scaled; diameter of pigmented eyes 1.1-1.9% SL; total vertebrate 50-53 (Ref. 123112). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 14 August 2020 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||