Neogobius melanostomus was reported from 28 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 27 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Europe and Asia: Sea of Azov, Black Sea and Caspian basins. Adverse ecological impact after introduction have been reported by several countries. In 2004, this was accidentally introduced in North America with ballast water in ships (Ref. 59043).
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Table 1: Present in 27 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Austria AUT introduced 52471
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 26334
Europe Belarus BLR native 115062
Europe Belgium BEL introduced 91155
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 26334
North America Canada CAN introduced 12204
Europe Czechia CZE introduced 89325
Europe Denmark DNK introduced 94072
Europe Estonia EST introduced 52079
Europe Finland FIN introduced 94072
Asia Georgia GEO native 26334
Europe Germany DEU introduced 36252
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ introduced 26334
Europe Lithuania LTU introduced 94072
Europe Moldova MDA native 59043
Europe Netherlands NLD introduced 74657
Europe Poland POL introduced 36252
Europe Romania ROU native 26334
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 56377
Europe Sweden SWE introduced
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Asia Turkmenistan TKM native 50519
Europe Ukraine UKR native 897
North America USA USA introduced 12390
Asia Uzbekistan UZB introduced 11145

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Latvia LVA stray 94072

Table 4: Reported from 28 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Austria AUT introduced 52471
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 26334
Europe Belarus BLR native 115062
Europe Belgium BEL introduced 91155
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 26334
North America Canada CAN introduced 12204
Europe Czechia CZE introduced 89325
Europe Denmark DNK introduced 94072
Europe Estonia EST introduced 52079
Europe Finland FIN introduced 94072
Asia Georgia GEO native 26334
Europe Germany DEU introduced 36252
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ introduced 26334
Europe Latvia LVA stray 94072
Europe Lithuania LTU introduced 94072
Europe Moldova MDA native 59043
Europe Netherlands NLD introduced 74657
Europe Poland POL introduced 36252
Europe Romania ROU native 26334
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 56377
Europe Sweden SWE introduced
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Asia Turkmenistan TKM native 50519
Europe Ukraine UKR native 897
North America USA USA introduced 12390
Asia Uzbekistan UZB introduced 11145
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