Lucifuga simile Nalbant, 1981
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Lucifuga simile is a species of cavefish in the family Bythitidae. It is endemic to Cuba. It is a demersal species found in freshwater and brackish water. It can reach a length of 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Lucifuga simile; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:04:59.433614+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lucifuga simile Nalbant, 1981
- Name authority
- Nalbant, 1981
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ophidiiformes
- Family
- Bythitidae
- Genus
- Lucifuga
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderOphidiiformes
- familyBythitidae Gill, 1861
- genusLucifuga Poey, 1858
- speciesLucifuga simile Nalbant, 1981
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lucifuga. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lucifuga dentata Poey, 1858 | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lucifuga teresinarum Díaz Pérez, 1988 | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lucifuga inopinata Cohen & McCosker, 1998 | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lucifuga lucayana Møller, Schwarzhans, Iliffe & Nielsen, 2006 | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lucifuga spelaeotes Cohen & Robins, 1970 | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Nalbant, T. T. (1981). A study of the subterranean species of Lucifuga from Cuba, with the description of Lucifuga simile sp. n. (Pisces, Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae). Orghidan, T., A. N. Jiménez, V. Decou, S. Negrea and N. V. Bayés (Eds.): Résultats Des Expéditions Biospéologiques Cubano-Roumaines À Cuba, Pp. 185–190. 3. Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, Bucarest. 1–190. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3WBPP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.