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Round Goby

Neogobius melanostomus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 920, February 680, March 1,065, April 1,675, May 2,416, June 2,634, July 2,819, August 2,424, September 1,780, October 1,328, November 726, December 567.
United States31,293
Alaska19,034
Canada10,813
New York4,065
Ontario2,002
Ohio1,590
Wisconsin970
Quebec969
Michigan724
Illinois637

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderGobies, cardinalfishes and allies · Gobiiformes
FamilyGobies · Gobiidae
GenusNeogobius

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