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Lucifuga simile
Nalbant, 1981 |
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Common Name: None given.
Etymology: simile (L) because of its intermediate
features between L. subterraneus and L. dentatus.
Major Synonyms: None.
History: Collected by C. Jubertie on 7 November 1970. |
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Morphological Characteristics:
57-60 anal rays.
Troglomorphic Characters:
Eye Condition:
Poorly developed and small.
Pigmentation: Completely depigmented. More coloration than L.
dentatus.
Scales: Small and imbricate.
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Distribution:
Cuba: Matanzas Province: Grieta Punta de Guana, ca. 100 m from shoreline
of Atlantic Ocean (ca. 23o 04' N, 81o 35' W). |
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| Habitat and
Ecology: Found in a sinkhole near the ocean. The only stomach contents
reported so far for this species have been plant remains. |
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Conservation
Status: Vulnerable.
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| Phylogenetic Relationships:
This species has palatine teeth as the other
representatives of the subgenus Stygicola, but at the same time its
caudal fin is confluent with both dorsal and anal fins, which is unique to
L. subterraneus. |
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