Milyeringa veritas

Myleringa brooksi Chakrabarty, 2010 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.

[6] It is listed as vulnerable under the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

They are often observed hanging still in the water column or resting on ledges in the cave walls, behaviours which they also display when kept in aquaria, but can move quickly to avoid capture if threatened, for example when catching them with a net is attempted.

[5] The generic name is taken from Milyering which is 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Vlamingh Head in the North West Cape of Western Australia, the type locality, and the specific name is Latin veritas meaning truth an allusion to a quote attributed to the Ancient Greek philosopher Democritus (c.460 — c.370 BC) "Truth lies at the bottom of a well, the depth of which, alas!