Species: Bollmannia eigenmannorum, Shelf Goby
pelvics pale
D1: spines I-III elongate, rear black spot
Bollmannia eigenmannorum (Garman, 1896)
Shelf Goby
Body moderately elongate; head short; snout blunt; eyes small, 6.9-10% SL; mouth large, very oblique; teeth in 2 rows, the outer row enlarged; front of roof of mouth no teeth; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VII (front 3 spines elongate) + I, 11 (rarely 10); length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 10-12; pectoral fin rays 19-21; pelvics fused to form disc, front margin of disc scalloped; tail fin lanceolate; scales large, rough; body, top of head, and nape fully scaled; 27-29 lateral scales; no lateral line.
Body yellowish-pale; side of body without distinctive markings; top lip with distinct black stripe immediately above jawbone; first dorsal fin with black spot, on spines IV-VI; pelvic disc pale.
Reaches 10 cm.
Depth: 37-200 m.
Habitat: Mud bottom.
The Gulf of Mexico and the S Caribbean.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Soft bottom only
- Mud
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Data
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- Continental primarily
- GC endemic
- Island (s)
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 10
- Depth Range Min
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- 37
- Depth Range Max
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- 200
