Interactions between invasive round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) and fantail darters (Etheostoma flabellare) in a tributary of the St. Lawrence River, New York, USA

• Published in: Journal of freshwater ecology Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 529 - 537
• Main Authors: Abbett, Ross, Waldt, Emily M, Johnson, James H, McKenna, James E, Dittman, Dawn E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.2013; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Coastal inlets; competition; Composition; Creeks; Detection; Diet; diet preference; drainage; Drainage systems; Ecosystem integrity; Ecosystems; Environmental law; Etheostoma; Etheostoma flabellare; Evaluation; fish habitat; Freshwater; Gobiidae; habitat preferences; Habitat selection; Habitat utilization; Habitats; Interactions; Invasive fish; Invasive species; Lakes; lentic systems; lotic systems; Marine fishes; mullet; Neogobius; Neogobius melanostomus; new species; risk; Rivers; Species; streams; Substrates; Threatened species; Tributaries; tributary invasion/colonization; New York; Saint Lawrence River; Great Lakes; United States > US; St Lawrence River; USA, New York; North America, Great Lakes; Canada, Quebec, St. Lawrence R

The initial, rapid expansion of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) throughout the Great Lakes drainage was largely confined to lentic systems. We recently observed round gobies ascending two tributaries of the St. Lawrence River. The expansion of gobies into small lotic environments ma...