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First evidence for interspecific hybridization between invasive goby species Neogobius fluviatilis and Neogobius melanostomus (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Benthophilinae)
Author(s) -
Lindner K.,
Cerwenka A. F.,
Brandner J.,
Gertzen S.,
Borcherding J.,
Geist J.,
Schliewen U. K.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.12127
Subject(s) - neogobius , round goby , biology , teleostei , goby , invasive species , introduced species , fishery , interspecific competition , ecology , zoology , fish <actinopterygii>
Two hybrids between the monkey goby Neogobius fluviatilis and the round goby Neogobius melanostomus from the Rhine River were identified by genotyping and morphological comparison. These are the first records of goby‐hybrids outside the parent species' native ranges worldwide.