Milyeringa
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Milyeringa is a genus of blind cave-fish
from Australia
, of uncertain family placement within Gobioidei, but currently tentatively retained in its own family Milyeringidae .
It contains the following species:
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, of uncertain family placement within Gobioidei, but currently tentatively retained in its own family Milyeringidae .
It contains the following species:
- Milyeringa brooksi
- Milyeringa veritas (blind gudgeonBlind gudgeonThe blind gudgeon is a species of fish in the Eleotridae family. It is endemic to cave and groundwater in Australia. It is therefore a form of Stygofauna. It is listed as vulnerable under the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.-Sources:* Wager, R. 1996. . ...
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