First records of the tubenose goby Proterorhinus marmoratus (Pallas, 1814) in the Baltic Sea

Indices of salt and water metabolism in tubenose goby Proterorhinus marmoratus pallas, introduced into Rybinsk Reservoir, and in indigenous carp Cyprinus carpio L. Depending on environmental salinity

“…Some authors define tubenose goby as a euryhaline species inhabiting waters of a wide salinity range from zero to 33 g/L (Svetovidov, 1964;Antsulevich, 2007). In the Sea of Azov, tubenose goby was caught in water of 3-10.7 g/L salinity (Ilyin, 1930), and in the Cas pian Sea, at 24-31.2 g/L (Kholdinova, 1951).…”

“…Tubenose goby, which is a typical species in the Cas pian and Black seas, in the Sea of Azov, and in the river estuaries belonging to the watershed areas of these seas, has successfully colonized many freshwater bodies of Eastern Europe (Naseka et al, 2005) and the system of Volga River reservoirs (Naseka et al, 2005;Galanin, 2009), including the Rybinsk Reservoir (Slyn'ko, 2008). This species has also penetrated into the Baltic Sea (Antsulevich, 2007).…”

Further studies of mitochondrial genome variability in Ponto-Caspian <I>Proterorhinus</I> species (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae) and their taxonomic implications

“…According to these data, both "marine" and "freshwater" Black Sea lineages should be treated as euryhaline species dwelling in waters with salinity varying from 0 ppt in rivers and reservoirs up to 18.2 ppt in Donuzlav Lake and several Black Sea bays (Kuftarkova et al 2008, Manilo 2009a). It should be also emphasized that specimens from both phylogenetic lineages are commonly found in marine bays and estuaries (Miller 2004, Naseka et al 2005, Antsulevich 2007, Manilo 2009a, where the salinity changes regularly. For example, the water salinity of the Sevastopol Bay, where we collected numerous samples of tubenose gobies ("marine" clade according this study) at the Chornaya River mouth in July 2008, varies in different parts, levels and seasons from 9.72 to 18.32 ppt (Ivanov et al 2006).…”

Plasticity in habitat use of two native Ponto-Caspian gobies, Proterorhinus semilunaris and Neogobius fluviatilis: implications for invasive populations

“…The Ponto-Caspian (P-C) region (Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea) remains an important donor region of many invasive species, including invasive gobiid fishes (Roche et al, 2013). Invasions of P-C gobies are now apparent across much of Europe (Wiesner, 2005, Naseka, 2005, Rizevsky et al, 2007, Antsulevich, 2007, Janáč et al, 2012, Konečná and Jurajda, 2012 and in North America (Dillon and Stepien, 2001;Kornis and Vander, 2010;Kocovsky et al, 2011). Invasive gobiids include the western tubenose goby Proterorhinus semilunaris and the monkey goby Neogobius fluviatilis.…”