A new species of the blind cave gudgeon Milyeringa (Pisces: Gobioidei, Eleotridae) from Barrow Island, Western Australia, with a redescription of M. veritas Whitley.
A new species of the eyeless eleotrid genus Milyeringa is described from wells sunk on Barrow Island, Western Australia. Milyeringa justitia n. sp. is the third species of the genus to be named. Morphological data and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) DNA sequence data from a wide sample of localities at which the genus occurs was used to evaluate relationships and species limits. Milyeringa veritas is redescribed, and M. brooksi is synonymised with M. veritas. The unique form and ecology of these fishes, plus the threats to their survival, warrants immediate and continuing attention in management.
Affiliation: unknown; Email: helen.larson@nt.gov.au.
Helen K
HK
Larson
Affiliation: unknown; Email: Ralph.Foster@samuseum.sa.gov.au.
Ralph
R
Foster
Affiliation: unknown; Email: bill.humphreys@museum.wa.gov.au.
William F
WF
Humphreys
Affiliation: unknown; Email: Mark.Stevens@samuseum.sa.gov.au.
Mark I
MI
Stevens
D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D059552:Caves; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005399:Fishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D014904:Western Australia
D029941:Fish Proteins