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Round Goby

Created By: Nate Green. Round Goby. Neogobius melanostomus. Name of species: Neogobius malanostomus Common name: Round goby Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish). Classification.

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Round Goby

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  1. Created By: NateGreen Round Goby Neogobiusmelanostomus

  2. Name of species: Neogobiusmalanostomus • Common name: Round goby • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) • Classification

  3. The round goby was introduced to the great lakes from Europe and Asia in 1990 • It was introduced by accident due to the transfer of ballast water from international ships • Today it can be found in the great lakes and many northern lakes. From There to Here

  4. Distribution Map

  5. The round goby affects people through the effect they have on fish • The goby eats some of the native species and cause problems for fishermen • They also eat fish that people eat such as sculpin and perch Effects on Humans

  6. Effects on ecosystem • The round goby is very aggressive and highly territorial as well as very competitive for food, shelter, and spawning areas. • Due to this, the fish prey on ournative population of mottled sculpin and logperch which greatly reduce the number of those sculpin and perch • Not only do they eat those fish but they eat the eggs of all the fish in the lakes

  7. Very Successful! • The round goby is so successful because it is very aggressive • It is able to eat fish of its same size and can eat the eggs of fish that normally eat the goby • It is also so successful since it had almost the same climate in Eurasia so it did not have to adapt

  8. Whatabout the future? • Some attempts have been put into place to track the spread of this species but not much has been done to stop it • If the round goby stays it could mean a rough future for many fish in the great lakes

  9. Bibliography • http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/inhsreports/nov-dec98/goby.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_goby

  10. Thanks For Watching!

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