Results of species assessment according to Target Species selection criteria
Known human health impact? No
Comments: Not available.
Known economic impact? No
Comments: Not available.
Known measurable environmental impact? Yes
Comments: A decline in Gobio gobio has been observed along with N. fluviatilis increase (Jakovlic et al. 2015).
References: AquaNIS. Editorial Board, 2015. Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.corpi.ku.lt/databases/aquanis. Version 2.36+. Accessed 2021-07-23.
Jakovlic, I., Piria, M., Sprem, N., Tomljanovic, T., Matulic, D, Treer, T. 2015. Distribution, abundance and condition of invasive Ponto-Caspian gobies Ponticola kessleri (Gunther, 1861), Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814), and Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814) in the River Sava basin, Croatia. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 31: 888-894
Included in the final TS list? - Yes
Comments: Assessed by the COMPLETE project experts (2021), included in target species list.