Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 41(2): 137-140, doi: 10.3750/AIP2011.41.2.11
First record of the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae) in Belgium
expand article infoH. Verreycken, J.J. Breine, J. Snoeks, C. Belpaire
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Abstract
Almost six years after the first finding of the round goby Neogobius melanostomus (Gobiidae) in the Netherlands, several specimens of this invasive Ponto-Caspian benthic fish were also recorded in the Belgian part of the River Scheldt and in the Albert Canal. This is the first record of the round goby in Belgium.
Keywords
River Scheldt, Albert Canal, non-native fish, Ponto-Caspian gobies