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Bollmannia eigenmannorum (Garman, 1896)

Shelf goby
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Common names: Shelf goby
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: off Key West, Florida (Ref. 40966).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2001
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: eigenmannorum: Named for C. H. Eigenmann and R. S. Eigenmann..
  More on author: Garman.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 36 - 170 m (Ref. 93147).   Tropical

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Western Central Atlantic: USA (Florida Keys), throughout the Gulf of Mexico, including Venezuela.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92840)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Distinguished by the following characteristics: typically D2 I,11; anterior spine of D1 elongated; eye diameter 6.9-10% SL; upper lip with distinct dark stripe of pigment on or directly above lip; pelvic disc lightly pigmented to pale; no distinct markings on side of body; longitudinal papillae row b originating at vertical through posterior margin of pupil (Ref. 93147).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits muddy bottoms at depths ranging from 10-120 meters (Ref. 92840).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Van Tassell, J.L., L. Tornabene and P.L. Colin, 2012. Review of the western Atlantic species of Bollmannia (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini) with the description of a new allied genus and species. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 18(2):61-94. (Ref. 93147)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 March 2010

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 17.6 - 26.3, mean 23.1 (based on 66 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00295 - 0.02818), b=2.98 (2.72 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).