Tubenose goby – a discreet invader from the past goes higher

Švolíková, Kristína Slovák; Števove, Barbora; Križek, Peter; Mosná, Pavlína; Fedorčák, Jakub; Kováč, Vladimír

doi:10.25225/jvb.21042

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“…The monkey goby and western tubenose goby have the most extensive invaded range (present in 11 countries as non-native species), followed by the bighead goby (9 countries) and racer goby (8). Based on historical data, the western tubenose goby (designated P. marmoratus before taxonomic revision) was present in the 19th Century in some countries along the Danube (Ahnelt et al 1998;Švolíková et al 2021). However, since the 1960s, its further expansion within the Danube system has been observed and is an ongoing process (Švolíková et al 2021).…”

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The functional ecology of four invasive Ponto–Caspian gobies

Grabowska,

Błońska,

Ondračková

et al. 2023

Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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Ponto–Caspian gobies are among Europe's most invasive freshwater fish species. These small freshwater and brackish water fish have spread rapidly since the end of the last century, invading the major European river systems, including the Rivers Danube, Rhine, Moselle, Meuse, Vistula, Elbe, Nemunas, Neva, Volga, while also establishing in streams, dam reservoirs, lakes, and artificial canals in 17 European countries. Two species have also successfully established in North America. The contribution of Ponto–Caspian gobies to local fish assemblages varies, but locally they are abundant or dominant components of fish assemblages in invaded ecosystems. We have considered their invasive distribution, range of occupied aquatic environments, abundance, and frequency of occurrence, and summarised their role and position in the trophic webs of invaded ecosystems. We focused on four goby species: western tubenose goby Proterorhinus semilunaris, bighead goby Ponticola kessleri, racer goby Babka gymnotrachelus and monkey goby Neogobius fluviatilis. Based on our own research and other published studies, we described the habitat preferences of these species and assessed their ecological impact on co-occurring species, both native and non-native, as predators, prey, competitors, and as hosts and vectors of parasites.

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