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title: "Round Goby"
description: "Neogobius melanostomus — Fish. The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is a euryhaline bottom-dwelling species of fish of the family Gobiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/round-goby
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Round Goby

> Neogobius melanostomus — Fish. The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is a euryhaline bottom-dwelling species of fish of the family Gobiidae.

- Scientific name: *Neogobius melanostomus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 6132
- Wikidata: [Q838199](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q838199)
- iNaturalist taxon: [106743](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/106743)

## Names

- en: Round Goby
- de: Schwarzmund-Grundel
- es: Gobio redondo
- fr: Gobie à taches noires
- nl: Zwartbekgrondel
- pl: Babka bycza

## Countries with the most observations

CA (2438), US (1834), RU (235), DE (218), UA (137), FR (116), NL (106), BE (62), FI (62), HU (58), LU (48), AT (40)

## Summary

The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is a euryhaline bottom-dwelling species of fish of the family Gobiidae. It is native to Central Eurasia, including the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Round gobies have established large non-native populations in the Baltic Sea, several major Eurasian rivers, and the North American Great Lakes.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_goby

## Photo

![Round Goby](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/round-goby/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nicolás Tamargo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50900384

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/round-goby?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).