Round Goby

Scientific name: Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas 1814)

Common name: Round Goby

Native To: Eurasia

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1990

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Ballast water

Impact: Competes with and preys on native species

Current U.S. Distribution:

• Current Round Goby Sightings Distribution (updated daily)
• NAS Database map

Management Plans: Aquatic Species

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Round Goby - Harmful Aquatic Hitchhikers
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers.
Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Round Goby - Harmful Non-Native Species: Issues for Congress VII, Apr 8, 1999 Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Introduction/History; Impacts; Legal Aspects; Special Note: Links to information written for Congress on Non-Native Species.

Neogobius melanostomus
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Neogobius melanostomus Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Round Goby - Neogobius melanostomus - Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program (PDF | 766 KB)
DOD. USACE. Engineer Research and Development Center. Environmental Laboratory.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Round Goby Surveillance and Monitoring
DOI. FWS. Alpena Fishery Resources Office.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Distribution; Dispersion

"Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) Distribution in the Illinois Waterway System of Metropolitan Chicago." Mark Steingraeber, et al. (PDF | 1.1 MB)
DOI. FWS. La Crosse Fishery Resources Office.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Distribution; Research

The Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus): Another Unwelcome Invader in the Mississippi River Basin - Mark Steingraeber and Pamella A. Thiel (PDF | 60 KB)
DOI. FWS. La Crosse Fishery Resources Office.
Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Research; Legal Aspects; Special Note: Text of paper presented 28 Mar 2000 at the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Chicago, IL and currently In Press in the Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference.

Round Goby Monitoring
DOI. FWS. La Crosse Fishery Resources Office.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Research; Special Note: Includes contacts

Neogobius melanostomus - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
DOI. USGS. Southeast Ecological Science Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Special Note: Distribution maps and collection information (State and County)

Round Goby: An Exotic Fish in the Great Lakes (PDF | 1.28 MB)
DOI. Great Lakes Science Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls; Research

Round Goby
DOI. Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Research; Special Notes: Contacts

The Round Goby: An Example of the "Perfect" Invader?
Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Illinois Natural History Survey.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts

Round Goby
Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Fish and Fishing.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion

Neogobius melanostomus
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology. Animal Diversity Web.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat

Round Goby
Minnesota Sea Grant.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Impacts

Round Goby - Exotic Aquatics on the Move
National Sea Grant Network and Geographic Education Alliances.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Round Goby - Introduced Species Summary Project
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Round Goby - National Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearinghouse
New York Sea Grant; Cornell University; NOAA; State University of New York.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls; Research

Round Gobies Invade North America - Fact Sheet 065 (PDF | 107 KB)
Ohio State University Sea Grant.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion

Round Goby (PDF | 667 KB)
Pennsylvania Sea Grant.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Distribution

Round Goby - Non-Native Species / Fish of the Great Lakes
Wisconsin Sea Grant.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Electric Fish Fence (Aug 1, 2000)
University of Wisconsin - Madison. Earthwatch Radio.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts

Round Goby - Species Summary
FishBase.org.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion

Neogobius melanostomus - Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet (PDF | 409 KB)
North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Round Goby
Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (Canada).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects

Neogobius melanostomus (fish) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Goby in the Great Lakes Region
Great Lakes Information Network.
Photographs; Impacts; Legal Aspects; Special Note: Links to sites on exotic species

Invading Gobies Conquer Great Lakes (Jul 31, 1999)
Science News Online.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Research