#2091 · 🐟 fish

Western Tubenose Goby

🇳🇱 Marmergrondel ·Proterorhinus semilunaris

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Josh Van Wieren · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © Josh Van Wieren · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © Josh Van Wieren · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. Tienhoven, SpaSereen, 3612 AD Maarssen, Nederland:© Marleen Schouten · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Lemelerveld, Dwarsweg, 8152 DG Lemelerveld, Nederland:© levi · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Kraggenburg, Nederland:© teddydolstra · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 1384 AW Nederland:© teddydolstra · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Orvelte, Nederland:© Pijke Torenvlied · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Vethuizen, Nederland:© teddydolstra · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Wijckel, Nederland:© teddydolstra · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The western tubenose goby ( Proterorhinus semilunaris ) is a species of goby native to fresh waters of the Black Sea and Aegean Sea basins,. It has recently spread as an invasive species to Central and Western Europe and to North America. Previously Proterorhinus semilunaris was considered as a junior synonym of Proterorhinus marmoratus , but was confirmed as a distinct species based on molecular analysis.

base stats

NL sightings 71iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 387iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 71 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #20 most seen of the fish in NL.
387 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johann Jakob Heckel in 1837 (189 years ago).