Name: |
Round Goby |
Other Common
Names: |
Round goby, goby |
Scientific Name: |
Neogobius melanstomus |
Length: |
Average length is 0.5 to 5.5 in |
Identification: |
Gobies possess a fused pelvic fin that is unknown to native species. This fin functions as a suctorial disk. Gobies have frog-like raised eyes and with large heads and soft bodies. Young are gray while adults have blotches of black and brown. The dorsal fin lacks spines, has a black spot and may be tinged with green. |
Photo courtesy of |
David Jude |
Text Reference |
Fish Profiles - University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker |