Neogobius

Neogobius
Round Goby (N. melanostomus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Neogobius
Iljin, 1927
Type species
Gobius fluviatilis
(Pallas, 1814)[1]
Synonyms
  • Apollonia Iljin, 1927
  • Chasar Vasil'eva, 1996
  • Eichwaldia Smitt, 1900
  • Eichwaldiella Whitley, 1930

Neogobius is a genus of gobies, native to Black Sea and the Caspian Sea basins. It is part of the broader Benthophilinae subfamily which is also endemic to the same region. Nevertheless, two Neogobius species have recently turned out to be highly invasive and spread across Europe and even to the Great Lakes of North America.

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Neogobius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 August 2018.