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Lucifuga lucayana

Mĝller, Schwarzhans, Iliffe & Nielsen, 2006

Lucayan cusk-eel
Common Name:  Lucayan cusk-eel (E).
Etymology:  lucayana (L) in honor of the Lucayan Indians who inhabited the Bahamas.
Major Synonyms:  None.
History:  		   

Morphological Characteristics:  It i distinguished from other members of he genus by the following combination of characters: Vertebrae 12-13+37-39=50-52, dorsal finrays 84-91, anal finrays 63-69, pectoral finrays 17-18, causal finrays 10; head profile above eye strongly depressed, scales on occiput, eyes present (0.9-1.0% SL); palatine teth absent; color uniformly light brown, long gill-rakers 3, pale.

Troglomorphic Characters: 

Eye Condition:  Present
Pigmentation:  Uniformly pale brown. No pigment on vertical fin bases or elongated gill-rakers.
Swim (gas) bladder:

    

Distribution:  Known from at least three inland cave systems on Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands, located on the Little Bahama Bank, northern Bahamas.

    
Habitat and Ecology:  In anchialine caves.   Food and Feeding: 
Reproduction and Development:    Other Behaviors: 

Conservation Status:  Vulnerable.

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