Kingdom Animalia Family Gobiidae Scientific name Neogobius Higher classification Goby Order Perciformes | Suborder Gobioidei Subfamily Benthophilinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Round goby, Monkey goby, Racer goby | ||
Neogobius is a genus of goby 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.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
Of these, N. caspius and N. pallasi are endemic to the Caspian basin. N. fluviatilis is a sister species of N. pallasi in the Black Sea basin. N. melanostomus, the round goby, is native to both basins, and is the most aggressively spreading fish to exotic watersheds.
References
Neogobius Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA