family Milyeringidae

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Family Milyeringidae is a small family of blind, cave-dwelling gobies known from subterranean waters, particularly in Australia and Madagascar.

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family Milyeringidae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
ray-finned fish family
taxon
adaptation enhanced non-visual sensory systems
loss of pigmentation
characteristic blind
cave-dwelling
troglobitic
class Actinopterygii
commonName blind cave gobies NERFINISHED
containsGenus Milyeringa NERFINISHED
Typhleotris NERFINISHED
describedAs small family of gobies
distribution Australia NERFINISHED
Madagascar NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole specialized cave fish
environment groundwater-dependent ecosystems
habitat anchialine caves
groundwater aquifers
subterranean waters
kingdom Animalia
memberOf Gobiiformes families
notableFor independent cave colonization in Australia and Madagascar
order Gobiiformes NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Eleotridae NERFINISHED
Gobiidae NERFINISHED
reproduction benthic spawners (inferred for gobies)
taxonomicRank family
vision eyes highly reduced

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Gobioidei includes family Milyeringidae