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Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) >
Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Lucifuga: Latin, lux = light + latin, fugere = to escape, to avoid, to run away from (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Cohen & Robins.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina; brackvatten bottenlevande; djupintervall 1 - 21 m (Ref. 34024). Subtropical; 26°N - 24°N
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.9 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 13498)
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 86 - 109; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 66 - 82; Ryggkotor: 51 - 55. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: Vertebrae 13-14+38-42=51-55, dorsal fin rays 86-109, anal fin rays 66-82, pectoral fin rays 17-20, caudal fin rays 10; head profile above eye is strongly depressed, small, developed eyes 0.7-1.8 % SL; palatine teeth present, in 1-7 short irregular rows, with 3-56 teeth total; long gill-rakers 3, dark pigmented (Ref. 57878).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits dark inland caves, brackishwater sinkholes, and marine blue holes (Ref. 27158. 57878).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Møller, P.R., W. Schwarzhans, T.M. Iliffe and J.G. Nielsen, 2006. Revision of the Bahamian cave-fishes of the genus Lucifuga (Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae), with description of a new species from islands on the Little Bahama Bank. Zootaxa 1223:23-46. (Ref. 57878)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Sårbar (VU) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 29 January 2013
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Harmless
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00468 (0.00186 - 0.01174), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (Assuming Fec < 10). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (22 of 100). 🛈 |