Evermannia Explained

Evermannia is a genus of gobies native to the eastern central Pacific Ocean coast of the Americas from Baja California to Panama. The genus name honours the American ichthyologist Barton Warren Evermann (1853–1932).^[1]

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

• Evermannia erici W. A. Bussing, 1983
• Evermannia longipinnis (Steindachner, 1879) (Enigmatic goby)
• Evermannia panamensis C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904
• Evermannia zosterura (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Bandedtail goby)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h) . 27 August 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 29 May 2018.