Revision of the Bahamian cave­fishes of the genus Lucifuga (Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae), with description of a new species from islands on the Little Bahama Bank Author Møller, Peter R. Author Schwarzhans, Werner Author Iliffe, Thomas M. Author Nielsen, Jørgen G. text Zootaxa 2006 1223 23 46 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.172611 804af3eb-b4f0-439c-a233-5b4992dacb1c 1175­5326 172611 Key to Atlantic species of Lucifuga 1 Caudal finrays 8; total vertebrae 45–48 (not known for L. teresinarum ); eye diameter 0.0–0.3 % SL, Cuban Lucifuga spp ............................................................................... 2 ­ Caudal finrays 10; total vertebrae 50–55; eye diameter 0.7–1.8 % SL; Bahamian Lucif­ uga spp .. ........................................................................................................................ 5 2 Palatine teeth present..................................................................................................... 3 ­ Palatine teeth absent ...................................................................................................... 4 3 Dorsal finrays 83–95, ratio otolith length to sulcus length <2.8 .................... L. dentata ­ Dorsal finrays 70–78, ratio otolith length to sulcus length> 3.5 ...................... L. simile 4 Dorsal finrays 80–86; pectoral finrays 12–14 .......................................... L. subterranea ­ Dorsal finrays 78–80; pectoral finrays 10–11. ......................................... L. teresinarum 5 Lateral occipital area naked, palatine teeth present; long gill­rakers usually dark ......... .................................................................................................................... L. spelaeotes ­ Lateral occipital area scaled, palatine teeth absent; long gill­rakers pale ....................... ............................................................................................................. L. lucayana n. sp.