Specimen Information

Neogobius melanostomus
Neogobius melanostomus
(Round Goby)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID35632
GroupFishes
GenusNeogobius
Speciesmelanostomus
Common NameRound Goby
StateMI
CountySt. Clair
LocalitySt. Clair River, at Detroit Edison County Belle River Power Plant intake structure.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Clair
HUC8 Number04090001
HUC10 Name0409000100
HUC10 Number0409000105
HUC12 Name040900010000
HUC12 Number040900010504
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month10
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
CommentsSizable beds of submerged aquatic macrophytes and alga Chara. David J. Jude, Freshwater Physicians Inc. Brighton, MI (313) 763-3183; Robert Haas, MI Dept. of Fisheries. Mt. Clemens, MI (313) 465-4771. Three collections were made, each on a different day for total of 4 fish among all 3 collections. See item numbers 1287 and 1288.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordnation
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberUniv. of Michigan
VerifierDoug Nelson, U. of MI, Ann Arbor, 48109 313-764-0
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4
Year Class1
Size55, 46, 42, and 38 mm TL


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