Milyeringidae Explained

Milyeringinae, the blind cave gobies, is a subfamily of gobies in the family Eleotridae. There are two genera and six species within the subfamily: one genus (Milyeringa) is restricted to caves in the North West Cape region of Australia and the other (Typhleotris) to underground water systems in Madagascar. They are all troglobitic species and have lost their eyes.[1]

Genera

The two genera in the family are:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . Order GOBIIFORMES: Families RHYACICHTHYIDAE, ODONTOBUTIDAE, MILYERINGIDAE, ELEOTRIDAE, BUTIDAE and THALASSELEOTRIDIDAE . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 26 July 2017 . 18 July 2018.
  2. 826602. Milyeringinae Whitley, 1945 . 2015 . FishBase . 20 July 2018.

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