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Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814)

Round goby
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Germany country information

Common names: Kruglyak - Grundel, Schwarzmundgrundel, Schwarzmund-Grundel
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reached westwards to the German Baltic coast in 2002 (Ref. 59043). Recorded in Dutch Rhine delta in 2004 and upper German Rhine near the city of Zons in 2008 (Ref. 86622). Found in Rhine River near the city of Rees (Rhine-km 843) in 2010 (Ref. 88692). Also Ref. 94072.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ble.de/index.cfm?8C712107D9244972B3C193AC1917DCE7#Handelsbezeichnungen
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
National Database: AGRDEU

Common names from other countries

Black spotted goby, Ginger goby, Gobie à taches noires, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Neogobius: Greek, neos = new + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Pallas.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 46888); depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 36771).   Temperate; 4°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059); 60°N - 36°N, 18°E - 58°E

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