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The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is a euryhaline bottom-dwelling species of fish of the family Gobiidae. It is native to Central Eurasia , including the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea . Round gobies have established large non-native populations in the Baltic Sea , several major Eurasian rivers, and the North American Great Lakes .
Goby is also used to describe some species which are not classified within the order Gobiiformes, such as the engineer goby or convict blenny Pholidichthys leucotaenia. [2] The word goby derives from the Latin gobius meaning " gudgeon ", [ 3 ] and some species of goby, especially the sleeper gobies in the family Eleotridae and some of the ...
The tubenose goby is flattened on the ventral surface. [7] The nostril tubes, from which these gobies get their name, distinguish the tubenose goby from the round goby. The western tubenose goby have tubular nostrils and its nostril tube extends to the upper lip. The tubular nostril is 2–4 centimeters long. The round goby lacks these nostril ...
Rhinogobius flumineus, commonly known as the lizard goby [1] or kawa-yoshinobori, is a species of goby endemic to Japan where it is found in the mid- to upper reaches of fast-flowing rivers. This species can reach a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL .
A few species tolerate brackish water, and some – Padogobius and Pomatoschistus species – even inhabit fresh water. They are generally benthic as adults (the spawn can distribute widely by ocean currents ), only Sufflogobius bibarbatus is noted to be quite pelagic throughout its life.
The northern tidewater goby prefers salinities of less than 10 ppt. Juveniles have been found as far upstream as 12 km, e.g. in Ten Mile River, Mendocino County, and San Antonio Creek and the Santa Ynez River, Santa Barbara County, sometimes in sections of stream impounded by California Golden beavers (Castor canadensis subauratus) which ...
Sicyopterus lagocephalus, the red-tailed goby or blue stream goby, is a species of goby native to islands of the Indian Ocean from the Comoros to the Mascarene Islands to the Pacific Ocean where it reaches French Polynesia and can be found as far north as Japan.
Coryphopterus hyalinus, the glass goby, is a species of goby found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida and the Bahamas to Central America and the Lesser Antilles. [ 2 ] Description