''Milyeringa'' is a genus of blind

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from the

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and

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, northwestern

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. Although traditionally considered to belong to the family

Eleotridae Eleotridae is a family of fish commonly known as sleeper gobies, with about 34 genera and 180 species. Most species are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, but there are also species in subtropical and temperate regions, warmer parts of th ...

, studies show that they represent a distinct and far-separated

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together with the ''

Typhleotris ''Typhleotris'' is a genus of cavefish that are endemic to caves in southwestern Madagascar. Although traditionally considered to belong to the family Eleotridae, studies show that they represent a distinct and far-separated lineage together wit ...

'' cavefish from Madagascar, leading some to move them to their own family, Milyeringidae. The generic name is taken from Milyering which is southwest of Vlamingh Head in the

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, the type locality for ''Milyeringa veritas''.

Species

The recognized species of this genus are: * ''

Milyeringa justitia ''Milyeringa justitia'', commonly known as the Barrow cave gudgeon, is a species of fish in the family Milyeringidae endemic to groundwater systems (aquifers) of Barrow Island, around 50 km off the Pilbara coast in Western Australia. This t ...

'' Larson & Foster, 2013 (Barrow cave gudgeon) * ''

Milyeringa veritas ''Milyeringa veritas'' (commonly known as the blind gudgeon) is a species of fish in the family Milyeringidae. It is endemic to groundwater and anchialine systems in caves in the Cape Range, Australia. Like other cave-adapted fish, the blind ...

'' Whitley, 1945 (blind gudgeon)

References

Milyeringidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fish genera {{Gobiiformes-stub