The round goby Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814) (Perciformes: Gobiidae), an invasive species in the Albert Canal (Belgium)

Paul Jacobs; Kristiaan Hoedemakers

doi:10.26496/bjz.2013.127

Authors

Paul Jacobs Bistenberg 1, B-2280 Grobbendonk, Belgium
Kristiaan Hoedemakers Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, OD Nature, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2013.127

Keywords:

Albert Canal, invasive species, Neogobius melanostomus, round goby, otoliths

Abstract

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