Bollmannia Explained

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

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c) . 19 August 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 29 May 2018.