Milyeringa brooksi
Species of fish
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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]
| Milyeringa brooksi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Milyeringidae |
| Genus: | Milyeringa |
| Species: | M. brooksi |
| Binomial name | |
| Milyeringa brooksi Chakrabarty, 2013 | |
Description
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.
