Round goby

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/round-goby

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Round goby?Typically reaches 10-25 cm (4-10 inches), with rare individuals exceeding 30 cm
2. What is the scientific name?Neogobius melanostomus
3. What is the native range?Black Sea and Caspian Sea basins, including associated rivers
4. How does the Round Goby travel to new places?Ships that carry cargo take in water at one port and release it at another. That water can contain Round Goby eggs or adults, which then start living in the new area.
5. What does the Round Goby eat?It likes to eat many small creatures on the bottom, such as mussels, crabs, and insects. It also eats the eggs and young of other fish.

Euryhaline: An organism capable of tolerating a wide range of salinity levels in its environment.
Benthic: Relating to or occurring at the bottom of a body of water.
Ecosystem: A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.