Lucifuga teresinarum

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Lucifuga teresinarum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Lucifuga
Species:
L. teresinarum
Binomial name
Lucifuga teresinarum

Lucifuga teresinarum is a species of cavefish in the family Bythitidae. It is endemic to Cuba.

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Lucifuga teresinarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T12401A3340833. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T12401A3340833.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.