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Scientific Name
Neogobius melanostomus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814)
Park
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Round goby
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Acanthopterygii |
| Order | Perciformes |
| Suborder | Gobioidei |
| Family | Gobiidae |
| Genus | Neogobius |
| Species | Neogobius melanostomus |
Occurrence
Not In Park
Occurrence Notes
Found in Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie and Superior. The round goby first turned up in Lake Superior's Duluth/Superior harbor area in 1995 (http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/roundgoby.html), website accessed July 14, 2005.; Data Source: (http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/roundgoby.html), website accessed July 14, 2005. T. Todd, (USGS, Ann Arbor, MI), pers. comm., 9/20/2002.
Occurrence Tags
- Adjacent
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Although gobies belong to a family of fish with a worldwide distribution in both salt and fresh water, they had not been found in the Great Lakes prior to 1990 http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/roundgoby.html), website accessed July 14, 2005.; Data Source: (http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/roundgoby.html), website accessed July 14, 2005.
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Sieracki
Created Date
7/10/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Elizabeth Nauertz
Last Modified Date
7/22/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: (http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/roundgoby.html), website accessed July 14, 2005. T. Todd, (USGS, Ann Arbor, MI), pers. comm., 9/20/2002.
