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> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Milyeringidae (Blind cave gudgeons)
Etymology: Milyeringa: From an Australian western region, Milyering (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Whitley.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce; salmastro pelagico; pH range: 6.8 - 7.5; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 32 m (Ref. 35759). Subtropical; 21°C - 28°C (Ref. 35759); 22°S - 24°S

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Australia: subterranean waters below the narrow coastal plain between North West Cape and Yardie Creek; Five Mile, Homestead, Kudmurra, Milyering (Mangrove), New Yardie, Pilgramuna and Tantabiddi Wells. Threatened (Ref. 35759).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 44894)

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Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 9. Head large, broad and depressed. Eyes not visible. Mouth large, horseshoe-shaped. Cardiform teeth. Rows of well developed sensory papillae on head and trunk. Scales are reduced and entirely absent from the head. Whitish coloration in the skin.

Lives beneath coastal limestone in perpetually dark, slightly brackish subterranean water (Ref. 44894). Cave-dweller, lacking eyes and skin pigmentation, with well developed system of sensory papillae on the head. Found swimming slowly or suspended near the surface of wells and sinkholes, particularly at night. This is possibly due to the occurrence of food items, e.g., algae, small insects or invertebrates, on the water surface. May also feed on detritus concentrated at the bottom of such openings. May tolerate temperatures to 30°C; salinity 0.2-34 ppt. Co-occurs with the blind eel.

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Romero, A. and P.B.S. Vanselow, 2000. Threatened fishes of the world: Milyeringa veritas Whitley, 1945 (Eleotridae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 57:36. (Ref. 35759)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)); Date assessed: 17 January 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: di nessun interesse; Acquario: Potenziale

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.0 ±0.35 se; based on food items.

Generation time: 2.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.

Resilienza (Ref. 120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (K=0.48).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).

Milyeringa veritas Whitley, 1945