<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper considers the ecological variability of the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Pall.), in different environments. The dietary spectrum and morphological variability of round goby populations were studied in two water bodies with different environmental conditions. The sizes and body weights of specimens were the largest in Obytichna Bay and the smallest in Kakhovka Reservoir. Differences in the morphological indices of gobies from freshwater and marine bodies of water were determined using discriminant analysis. At the study sites the round goby chiefly fed on benthic organisms that varied in species composition and energy equivalent. A significant portion of the diet comprised bivalves such as Abra ovata, Cerastoderma glaucum, and Parvicardium exiguum, which have the highest energy capacity. The average energy equivalent indices of prey items were higher in Obytichna Bay and the lowest in Kakhovka Reservoir.</p></abstract>

The paper considers the ecological variability of the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Pall.), in different environments. The dietary spectrum and morphological variability of round goby populations were studied in two water bodies with different environmental conditions. The sizes and body weights of specimens were the largest in Obytichna Bay and the smallest in Kakhovka Reservoir. Differences in the morphological indices of gobies from freshwater and marine bodies of water were determined using discriminant analysis. At the study sites the round goby chiefly fed on benthic organisms that varied in species composition and energy equivalent. A significant portion of the diet comprised bivalves such as Abra ovata, Cerastoderma glaucum, and Parvicardium exiguum, which have the highest energy capacity. The average energy equivalent indices of prey items were higher in Obytichna Bay and the lowest in Kakhovka Reservoir.

Biological characteristics of the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814), from different water bodies

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The paper considers the ecological variability of the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Pall.), in different environments. The dietary spectrum and...

Biological characteristics of the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814), from different water bodies

Published Online: May 13, 2017

Page range: 51 - 61

Received: Aug 07, 2016

Accepted: Mar 22, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aopf-2017-0006

Keywords
round goby, Sea of Azov, Kakhovka Reservoir, Obytichna Bay, morphometric analysis, age structure, diet

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Biological characteristics of the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814), from different water bodies

Published Online: May 13, 2017

Page range: 51 - 61

Received: Aug 07, 2016

Accepted: Mar 22, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aopf-2017-0006

Keywordsround goby, Sea of Azov, Kakhovka Reservoir, Obytichna Bay, morphometric analysis, age structure, diet

© Archives of Polish Fisheries

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
round goby, Sea of Azov, Kakhovka Reservoir, Obytichna Bay, morphometric analysis, age structure, diet