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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 .
Young gobies, typically a grey color, are eaten by fish native to the Great Lakes like Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Round Gobies are also a primary meal choice for Lake Erie water snakes ...
Goby is a common name for many species of small to medium sized ray-finned fish, normally with large heads and tapered bodies, which are found in marine, brackish and freshwater environments.
Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. [1] Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than 10 cm (3.9 in) in length, and the family includes some of the smallest vertebrates in the world, such as Trimmatom nanus and Pandaka pygmaea, Trimmatom nanus are under ...
Neogobius pallasi (Berg, 1916) (Caspian sand goby) Of these, N. bathybius, N. caspius and N. pallasi are endemic to the Caspian basin. N. fluviatilis is a sister species of N. pallasi in the Black Sea basin. N. melanostomus, the round goby, is native to both basins, and is the most aggressively spreading fish to exotic watersheds.
They are usually mid-sized to small ray-finned fishes; some are very colorful, while others are cryptic.Most true gobies are less than 10 cm (4 in) long when fully grown.
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The Gobiiformes / ˈ ɡ oʊ b i. ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / are an order of fish that includes the gobies and their relatives. [1] [2] The order, which was previously considered a suborder of Perciformes, is made up of about 2,211 species that are divided between seven families.