Common goby Common goby The common goby ("Pomatoschistus microps") is a species of ray-finned fish native to fresh and brackish waters along the Atlantic and Baltic Sea coasts of Europe and northern Africa, with a range stretching from Norway to Morocco and Mauritania. It is also found in the Canary Islands. This species reaches a maximum length of TL. The common goby has two dorsal fins with a narrow gap between them, the anterior one consisting of six to eight spines and the posterior one eight to eleven soft rays. The pelvic fins are fused. There are 39 to 51 scales along
Round goby invasive nematode "Anguillicoloides crassus". In the Vistula Lagoon, the most abundant parasites of the round goby are nematodes "Hysterothylacium aduncum" and "Anguillicoloides crassus". 25 species of parasites are noted in the round goby in the Great Lakes. The trematode "D. spathaceum" is most abundant core species overall. Also the cestode "Proteocephalus" sp. and the trematode "Neochasmus umbellus" are rather abundant. The round goby may circumvent more of the metacercariae of "N. umbellus" from completing their life cycle. The parasite “load” on the invasive gobies in the Great Lakes appears relatively low in comparison with their native habitats, lending support to