Milyeringa brooksi
| Milyeringa brooksi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Milyeringidae |
| Genus: | Milyeringa |
| Species: | M. brooksi
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| Binomial name | |
| Milyeringa brooksi Chakrabarty, 2013
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Milyeringa brooksi is a species of blind cave fish native to Cape Range National Park in Australia. It is only found in around 50 kilometers of subterranean area. It was described to science as a new species in 2010.[1]
Description
Milyeringa brooksi is nearly identical to other members of its genus, only being distinguished by their sensory papillae patterning and synapomorphies in three specific genes.
References
- ^ Chakrabarty, Prosanta (August 3, 2010). "Status and phylogeny of Milyeringidae (Teleostei: Gobiiformes), withhe description of a new blind cave-fish from Australia, Milyeringa brooksi, n. sp". Zootaxa. 2557 (1): 19–28. Retrieved August 21, 2025.