Species: Bollmannia umbrosa, Dark-lipped goby, Dusky goby


Bollmannia umbrosa Ginsburg, 1939
Dusky goby, Dark-lipped goby
Head & body compressed; body relatively slender (greatest depth 17.5-24% of SL); head rounded, elongate (> 25% of SL); eye large, 7-9.5% of SL; mouth large, very oblique; teeth in several rows; dorsal fin VII (slightly filamentous spines, longest spine (5th) reaching base of 4th-5th soft ray) + I, 12-13; anal I, 13-15; last rays of dorsal & anal reach base of tail fin; pectoral rays 23-25, reaches past origin of anal fin; pelvics fused to form disc, front margin of disc scalloped, nearly reaching anus; tail base slender (least depth 9-11% of SL, > eye diameter); tail fin long (> 30% of SL), strongly pointed; scales large (26-28 rows along body), rough; 7-9 scales before dorsal fin; 1-2 large + 1-2 small scales on upper 1/2 of opercle, several medium sized scales on upper 1/2 of preopercle & 1-2 large + several small scales on lower half; 6-8 medium sized scales on base of pectoral fin.
Color (Preserved fish): Body brownish, with 6-8 faint dark bars, first dorsal fin with large black blotch at rear half of base; upper lip with black marginal band; base of tail fin covered with faint dark spot; pelvics, anal, soft dorsal and tail fins dusky.
Size: 13 cm.
Habitat: benthic on soft bottoms.
Depth: 60-100 m.
SW and eastern Gulf of California to Peru.

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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Sand & gravel
- Mud
- Soft bottom only
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- No Data
- Planktivore
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic worms
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- No Data
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic larva
- Benthic
- No data
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Island (s)
- TEP endemic
- All species
- Continent + Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- South Temperate (Peruvian Province )
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Data deficient
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 13
- Depth Range Min
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- 60
- Depth Range Max
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- 100