Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water; brak water pelagisch; pH range: 6.8 - 7.5; standvastig; diepte 0 - 32 m (Ref. 35759). Subtropical; 21°C - 28°C (Ref. 35759); 22°S - 24°S
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).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 44894)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 13; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 9. Head large, broad and depressed. Eyes not visible. Mouth large, horseshoe-shaped. Cardiform teeth. Rows of well developed sensory papillae on head and trunk. Scales are reduced and entirely absent from the head. Whitish coloration in the skin.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Lives beneath coastal limestone in perpetually dark, slightly brackish subterranean water (Ref. 44894). Cave-dweller, lacking eyes and skin pigmentation, with well developed system of sensory papillae on the head. Found swimming slowly or suspended near the surface of wells and sinkholes, particularly at night. This is possibly due to the occurrence of food items, e.g., algae, small insects or invertebrates, on the water surface. May also feed on detritus concentrated at the bottom of such openings. May tolerate temperatures to 30°C; salinity 0.2-34 ppt. Co-occurs with the blind eel.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Romero, A. and P.B.S. Vanselow, 2000. Threatened fishes of the world: Milyeringa veritas Whitley, 1945 (Eleotridae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 57:36. (Ref. 35759)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedreigd (EN) (B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)); Date assessed: 17 January 2019
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang; Aquarium: Potentieel
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6406 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.35 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (K=0.48).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).
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