Lucifuga teresinarum

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Lucifuga teresinarum
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Domain: Eukaryota
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. [2]

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Size

This species reaches a length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in). [3]

Etymology

The fish is named for two members of the faculty at the Universidad de la Habana and colleagues of the author. Dr Maria Teresa del Valle Portilla, who is a physician and a full professor, and Maria Teresita de la Hoz Gonzalez, who is a biologist. [3]

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.
  2. ↑ Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lucifuga teresinarum". FishBase . February 2015 version.


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