''Bollmannia'' is a

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of gobies native to the

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and Pacific coasts of the

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. The generic name honours the

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naturalist

Charles Harvey Bollman Charles Harvey Bollman (1868–1889) was an American naturalist who published on fishes and myriapods, becoming known internationally for his work in a short career before dying at the age of 20, considered by David Starr Jordan one of the most ...

(1868–1889).

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'' (

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, 1896) (Shelf goby) * ''

Bollmannia gomezi ''Bollmannia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. The genus, generic name honours the United States, American naturalist Charles Harvey Bollman (1868–1889). Species There are currently 11 recognize ...

'' 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

Gobiidae Taxa named by David Starr Jordan {{Gobiidae-stub