Biology:Bollmannia

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Bollmannia
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Ragged goby ( Bollmania communis ).
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Bollmannia
D. S. Jordan, 1890
Type species
Bollmannia chlamydes
D. S. Jordan, 1890

Bollmannia is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. The generic name honours the United States naturalist Charles Harvey Bollman (1868–1889).[1]

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Bollmannia boqueronensis Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899 (White-eye goby)
  • Bollmannia chlamydes D. S. Jordan, 1890
  • Bollmannia communis Ginsburg, 1942 (Ragged goby)
  • Bollmannia eigenmanni (Garman, 1896) (Shelf goby)
  • Bollmannia gomezi Acero P., 1981 (Colombian goby)
  • Bollmannia litura Ginsburg, 1935
  • Bollmannia macropoma C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Frailscale goby)
  • Bollmannia marginalis Ginsburg, 1939 (Apostrophe goby)
  • Bollmannia ocellata C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Pennant goby)
  • Bollmannia stigmatura C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Tailspot goby)
  • Bollmannia umbrosa Ginsburg, 1939 (Dusky goby)

References

  1. "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 May 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes4/. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Bollmannia in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q834108 entry