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]
| Bollmannia | |
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| Ragged goby (Bollmania communis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
| Genus: | Bollmannia D. S. Jordan, 1890 |
| Type species | |
| Bollmannia chlamydes D. S. Jordan, 1890 | |
Species
editThere 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 eigenmannorum (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
edit- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bollmannia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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