Blind gudgeon

Milyeringa veritas

Sensory papillae cover the unpigmented skin

Tropical
Coastal
Transcontinental
Oceania
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Milyeringa veritas (commonly known as the blind gudgeon) is a species of fish in the family Milyeringidae. It is endemic to groundwater and anchialine systems in caves in the Cape Range, Australia. Like other cave-adapted fish, the blind gudgeon is entirely blind and lacks pigmentation, using sensory papillae on its head and body to move around and find food.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Milyeringa
Maximum length: 5 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Oceania: Australia, subterranean waters below the narrow coastal plain between North West Cape and Yardie Creek; Five Mile, Homestead, Kudmurra, Milyering (Mangrove), New Yardie, Pilgramuna and Tantabiddi Wells. Threatened (Ref. 35759 ).

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