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 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 local...

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Published in:Zootaxa Vol. 3616; p. 135
Main Authors: Larson, Helen K, Foster, Ralph, Humphreys, William F, Stevens, Mark I
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New Zealand 19-02-2013
Subjects:
Animal Structures - anatomy & histology
Animal Structures - growth & development
Animals
Caves
Fish Proteins - genetics
Fishes - anatomy & histology
Fishes - classification
Fishes - genetics
Fishes - growth & development
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Western Australia
Western Australia
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1175-5326
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3616.2.3