Round goby
Neogobius melanostomus
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A goby native to the Black and Caspian Seas, from brackish and fresh water. It has become invasive in the Baltic Sea, major European rivers and the Great Lakes of North America.
- Scientific name
- Neogobius melanostomus
- Family
- Gobiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Apollonia melanostoma, Gobius affinis, Gobius cephalarges, Gobius chilo, Gobius exanthematosus, Gobius grossholzii, Gobius lugens, Gobius melanio, Gobius melanostomus, Gobius sulcatus, Gobius virescens, Neogobius cephalarges, Neogobius cephalarges cephalarges, Neogobius melanostoma, Neogobius melanostomus affinis
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, Europa
Water
- Temperature
- 4–20 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 35 cm
- Lifespan
- 6 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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