Milyeringa brooksi

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Milyeringa brooksi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Milyeringidae
Genus: Milyeringa
Species:
M. brooksi
Binomial name
Milyeringa brooksi

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

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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

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