Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Gibara Cave Brotula (Lucifuga gibarensis), recorded as Endangered
Gibara Cave Brotula (Lucifuga gibarensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Gibara Cave Brotula

Lucifuga gibarensis

Gibara Cave Brotula is a ray-finned fish in the family Bythitidae (order Ophidiiformes) — Lucifuga gibarensis, recorded as Endangered and tied to Cuba.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Lucifuga gibarensis
Recorded from
Cuba
Taxonomy
Ophidiiformes · Bythitidae · Lucifuga

The ray-finned fish

This named form is a ray-finned fish. The public files give taxonomy, a photograph, and a threat category — not a monograph.

Range and habitat

Gibara Cave Brotula is recorded from Cuba.

GBIF currently lists 2 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Gibara Cave Brotula is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from Wikidata item Q106394818 and GBIF occurrence geography. No dedicated encyclopedia article was available at build time. Family and order context is original writing about the group — not a claim that a monograph exists for this name. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Toothed Cuban cusk-eel (Lucifuga dentata), recorded as EndangeredEN

Toothed Cuban cusk-eel

Lucifuga dentata
Photograph of Lucifuga subterranea (Lucifuga subterranea), recorded as EndangeredEN

Lucifuga subterranea

Lucifuga subterranea
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Quick answers

What is Gibara Cave Brotula?
Gibara Cave Brotula is a ray-finned fish in the family Bythitidae (order Ophidiiformes) — Lucifuga gibarensis.
What is the conservation status of Gibara Cave Brotula?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Lucifuga gibarensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Gibara Cave Brotula live?
The public record places it in Cuba.
Why is Gibara Cave Brotula in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Lucifuga gibarensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Gibara Cave Brotula a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.