Milyeringa justitia Larson & Foster, 2013
Milyeringa justitia
photo by Larson et al, 2013

 Family:  Eleotridae (Sleepers), subfamily: Milyeringinae
 Max. size:  2.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Oceania: restricted to subterranean aquifers accessed by wells sunk on Barrow Island, Western Australia.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 6-7; Vertebrae: 22-22. First dorsal fin absent (remnant of single pterygiophore present in CT-scanned specimen), 6 segmented second dorsal fin rays; 6-7 segmented anal fin rays; pelvic fin rays I,3; 13-15 caudal fin rays; caudal and pectoral fin rays all unbranched; an almost naked body with greatly reduced scalation (single row of few cycloid scales present), head short with reduced numbers of rows of sensory papillae on the head and body; vertebrae 7-9+13-15 (22 in total), one pre-anal pterygiophore, one epural, last haemal spine broad, split, with sheet of bone joining forks (Ref. 93018).
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Torres, Armi G. - 14.03.13
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 11.07.13

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