taxonID	type	description	language	source
B31359FA41885C8482C684895B9C0393.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. (126 specimens: 63 females, 63 males).	en	Hernandez, Damir, Moller, Peter Rask, Casane, Didier, Garcia-Machado, Erik (2020): A new species of the cave-fish genus Lucifuga (Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae), from eastern Cuba. ZooKeys 946: 17-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373
C405C4C75BE352CCB40AF6795BFF3F8F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Dorsal fin rays 72 - 90; anal fin rays 58 - 72; pectoral fin rays 15 - 17, caudal fin rays 10; palatine teeth absent; rakers on anterior gill arch 17 - 19 (long gill-rakers 3); occiput and area between lateral canal and preopercular canal scaled; diameter of pigmented eyes 1.1 - 1.9 % SL; total vertebrae 50 - 53.	en	Hernandez, Damir, Moller, Peter Rask, Casane, Didier, Garcia-Machado, Erik (2020): A new species of the cave-fish genus Lucifuga (Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae), from eastern Cuba. ZooKeys 946: 17-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373
C405C4C75BE352CCB40AF6795BFF3F8F.taxon	description	Description. Meristic and morphometric characters are given in Tables 1, 2. Body moderately elevated behind the head, with a slight depression in the interorbital region (Figs 2, 3). Eyes pigmented (similar to the condition present in L. spelaeotes and L. lucayana (Moller et al. 2006 )). Anterior gill arch with three elongate rakers and 14 - 16 low dentigerous pads. The areas between lateral canal and preopercular canal, and the occiput are scaled (Fig. 2). Caudal fin free (not fused with dorsal and anal fins). In the lateral line series of sensory neuromasts, the upper and anterior count with 13 - 15, the lower and posterior with 30 - 35. Teeth are present on the premaxillae (5 - 7 rows), dentaries (6 or 7 rows) and vomer (2 or 3 rows in two separate patches). Palatines without teeth.	en	Hernandez, Damir, Moller, Peter Rask, Casane, Didier, Garcia-Machado, Erik (2020): A new species of the cave-fish genus Lucifuga (Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae), from eastern Cuba. ZooKeys 946: 17-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373
C405C4C75BE352CCB40AF6795BFF3F8F.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat. Lucifuga gibarensis shows a very restricted known distribution, in a lithographically isolate karst patch of caves at the north of Gibara municipality, Holguin province, without any overlap with other Cuban species of the genus (Fig. 1; Garcia-Machado et al. 2011; Hernandez et al. 2016). It is ca. 800 km away from the nearest L. dentata, L. subterranea and L. simile distribution areas. The distance to the Bahamian species on Little Bahama Bank (L. lucayana) and Great Bahama Bank (L. spelaeotes) is ca. 650 km and 240 km, respectively. The location area is composed by three caves (Aguada de Macigo, Tanque Azul and Cueva El Baga) located near to the shore ca. 3 - 15 km from each other (Corella et al. 2000, Dietz 2015). The Aguada de Macigo cave is the type-locality with an emergent large doline, ca. 22 m deep and salinity of 16 ppt. According to Diaz-Perez et al. (1987 b), the individual designated as holotype was caught at 12 m depth.	en	Hernandez, Damir, Moller, Peter Rask, Casane, Didier, Garcia-Machado, Erik (2020): A new species of the cave-fish genus Lucifuga (Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae), from eastern Cuba. ZooKeys 946: 17-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373
C405C4C75BE352CCB40AF6795BFF3F8F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the village of Gibara, where the three caves inhabited by this species are located. We do not follow variety epithet used by Diaz-Perez et al. (1987 b), since the L. gibarensis better describes the narrow distribution of the species near the village Gibara instead of the entire region Holguin.	en	Hernandez, Damir, Moller, Peter Rask, Casane, Didier, Garcia-Machado, Erik (2020): A new species of the cave-fish genus Lucifuga (Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae), from eastern Cuba. ZooKeys 946: 17-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373
E967C091D7DA5888AB984FBF8C8621A4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body moderately elongated and compressed mainly from the abdomen to the caudal end. Snout with two nostrils: anterior nostril tube-shape and smaller, placed near to the upper lip; posterior nostril is a larger hole, placed ca. midway between snout and eyes cavity. The mouth is subterminal with the lower jaw only slightly shorter than the upper. Opercular spines absent. Seven branchiostegal rays. The entire body is covered with small, rounded cycloid scales; fins naked except for scales on pectoral fin basis. Predorsal area and operculum scaled. Branchiostegal membranes, entire underside of the head, snout, interorbital areas and entire course of the cavernous cephalic system are naked. Origin of dorsal fin approximately above the tip of pectoral fins. Pelvic fin is subjugular with a single ray reaching ca. 1 / 3 to halfway to the anus. Pectoral fin behind the operculum, peduncle short and narrow. Lateral line with two series of sensory neuromasts: upper and anterior series extends from the head to a point ca. midway between dorsal and anal fin origins; and lower and posterior series extends from a point under and slightly in advance of the end of the upper series to the mid side from the caudal base. There are three symmetric sensory canal series on each side of the head: supraorbital series with three pores (two anterior and one posterior): the anteriormost is at the snout rim, the second open between and above the nasal openings, and the posterior single pore is at the end of the lateral canal above the operculum. The infraorbital series with six pores (three anterior and three posterior): first pore is slightly below the anterior nasal opening, the other five pores (two anterior and three posterior) are along the edge of infraorbital rim. Finally, the mandibular series with six pores (three anterior and three posterior). The first pore is in the fold of skin between the lip and canal series, the second is at the side of the jaw tip on the lower lip, the third is at the anterior end of the mandibular series, the fourth to sixth posterior pores open ventrally along the mandibular series. There is also a large preopercular pore. Teeth are present on the premaxillae, dentaries and vomer; but are present or absent in palatines. Sexual dimorphism. The male copulatory organ is completely integrated into a fleshy genital hood which projects posteriorly beyond the anus, the lateral end of the hood could be from broad to conical. A fleshy small conical papillae project from the middle of the distal margin of the hood and is enclosed by lateral earlike lobes. Penis is placed underneath the hood.	en	Hernandez, Damir, Moller, Peter Rask, Casane, Didier, Garcia-Machado, Erik (2020): A new species of the cave-fish genus Lucifuga (Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae), from eastern Cuba. ZooKeys 946: 17-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373
C79B8B04B9145FAF84DF996D8F44F291.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. (22 specimens: 8 females, 14 males).	en	Hernandez, Damir, Moller, Peter Rask, Casane, Didier, Garcia-Machado, Erik (2020): A new species of the cave-fish genus Lucifuga (Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae), from eastern Cuba. ZooKeys 946: 17-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373
E4F50EFB6E615266AFD5CB57536877DF.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. (38 specimens: 18 females, 20 males). Holotype: ZMB 6314, 69 mm SL, female, Cueva de Cajio, potrero de Torres, dos leguas, Sur de Guira de Melena, Habana province, Cuba, collected by Felipe Poey (see discussion about type status in Proudlove (2019)).	en	Hernandez, Damir, Moller, Peter Rask, Casane, Didier, Garcia-Machado, Erik (2020): A new species of the cave-fish genus Lucifuga (Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae), from eastern Cuba. ZooKeys 946: 17-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.946.51373
