Round gobies

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 9; p. e0310692
• Main Authors: Lampert, Kathrin P, Heermann, Lisa, Storm, Svenja, Hirsch, Philipp Emanuel, Cerwenka, Alexander F, Heubel, Katja, Borcherding, Jost, Waldvogel, Ann-Marie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 19.09.2024
• Subjects: Climatic changes; Control; Environmental aspects; Genetic aspects; Health aspects; Identification and classification; Invasive species; Lake ecology; Protection and preservation; Rivers; Baltic Sea; Germany; Western Europe

The round goby, Neogobius melanostomus, is a successful invasive fish species. Originating from the Caspian and Black Sea, it is now distributed widely within European fresh- and brackish waters. The River Rhine was colonized in 2008 only a few years after the opening of the Rhine-Main-Danube canal...