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Bollmannia

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Bollmannia
Ragged goby ( Bollmania communis ).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 American naturalist Charles Harvey Bollman (1868–1889).[1]

Species

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Bollmannia". FishBase. April 2013 version.