Specimen Information

Neogobius melanostomus
Neogobius melanostomus
(Round Goby)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID156358
GroupFishes
GenusNeogobius
Speciesmelanostomus
Common NameRound Goby
StateMI
CountyDelta
LocalityLake Michigan, Little Bay de Noc in Escanaba, MI
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
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Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13437
Author:Czypinski, G.D., A.K. Bowen, M.T. Weimer, and A. Dextrase.
Date:2002
Title:Surveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 2001.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ashland, WI.
Pages:36 p
CommentsCollected during a ruffe survey. Gobies made up 47% of the catch.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected30
Size27-148 mm


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