Common names: goby (English), gobio (Espanol)
 
Bollmannia chlamydes Jordan in Jordan & Bollman, 1890


Orangespotted goby


Head & body compressed, head rounded; mouth large, very oblique; teeth in several rows; dorsal fin VII (spines short) + I, 13-14; anal I, 12-13; pectoral rays 21-23; pelvics fused to form disc, front margin of disc scalloped; tail fin long (30-50% of SL), strongly pointed; scales large (25-28 rows along body), rough; a few large scales on cheek & operculum, and on nape; 8 scales before dorsal fin (extending forward to eyes); large scales also present on cheek and upper half of opercle; medium to large scales on base of pectoral fin.


Pale tan or whitish, sometimes with faint yellowish- brown bars on side; lower edge of opercular membrane and isthmus dark brown; top lip without black line: a black spot at rear of base of 1st dorsal fin; a diffuse brown spot at middle of caudal fin base; ovate orange spots on dorsal fin and uppermost part of caudal fin; pelvic and anal fins blackish.


Maximum size, 13 cm.

Inhabits sand or mud bottoms, commonly caught by trawlers in Panama Bay

Depth: 10-120 m.

Nicaragua to northern Peru.