Round goby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the round goby lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Neogobius melanostomus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Gobiiformes
Family	Gobiidae

Where does the round goby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the round goby in 15 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In Canada, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Belgium
France (introduced)
United States
Sweden (introduced)
Germany (introduced)
Canada (introduced)
Finland (introduced)
Netherlands (introduced)
Switzerland
Ukraine
Denmark (introduced)
Estonia (introduced)
Poland (introduced)
Latvia (introduced)
Russia (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the round goby endangered?

The round goby’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the round goby?

The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gobiiformes and the family Gobiidae, genus Neogobius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the round goby

The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is a euryhaline bottom-dwelling species of fish of the family Gobiidae. It is native to Central Eurasia, including the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Round gobies have established large non-native populations in the Baltic Sea, several major Eurasian rivers, and the North American Great Lakes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Round goby (revision 1370273600), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q838199 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).