Bollmannia boqueronensis, White-eye goby : aquarium

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Bollmannia boqueronensis Evermann & Marsh, 1899

White-eye goby
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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: More on authors: Evermann & Marsh.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 8 - 73 m (Ref. 93147). Tropical

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Western Atlantic: eastern Gulf of Mexico, southern Florida in USA to northern South America.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. Distinguished by the following characteristics: eye diameter 7.7-10% SL; typically, D I,12 and A I,12; D1 spines not distinctly elongate; first and D2 fins with 3-5 brown or tan horizontal stripes; upper lip lightly pigmented to pale, absence of a dark stripe above upper lip; pelvic disk lightly pigmented to pale; 4-5 dark brown blotches along lateral midline of the body; blotches often connected by slightly lighter horizontal band of pigment along lateral midline; longitudinal papillae row b originating at vertical through anterior margin of pupil (Ref. 93147); laterally compressed head and body; large mouth and very oblique; completely scaled body with ctenoid scales; first dorsal with VII spines; pelvic fins fused forming a disc; caudal fin lanceolate (Ref. 92840).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits offshore waters (Ref. 7251), over mud or sand-mud bottoms (Ref. 13628); flat areas with fine sediment near coral reefs (Ref. 93147).

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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

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Aquarium: commercial
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