Rhinogobius kurodai

Basic information
Scientific name	Rhinogobius kurodai	Click to magnify
Major synonym	Rhinogobius brunneus, Rhinogobius sp. OR
Common names	Amur goby (orange type)
Higher taxon	Gobiidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, and Japan mainland.
Habitat	Freshwater and brackish lakes and surrounding rivers. Non-native populations are sometimes established in different habitat.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Details unknown. In some region (e.g., Tokushima Pref.), introduced population threats congeneric native population of R sp. SF.
Origin	Within Japan. Biwako Lake, etc.
Date	Unknown.
Route	Accidental: Hitchhiking on seed release of other freshwater fishes.
Impact	Competition with native gobies. Native organism(s) affected: Native gobies.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	None.

Reference

Notes

Kawanabe et al. (eds) (2002) Freshwater Fishes of Japan, 3rd ed.. Yama-kei Publishers, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Matsuzawa & Senou (2008) Alien fishes of Japan. Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Mukai (1998-2008) Mukai’s Encyclopedia of Goby (Accessed on 2010-12-08) http://homepage2.nifty.com/PhD-mukai/ (in Jpn)
Suzuki & Chen (2011) Redescription of three species of genus Rhinogobius (Perciformes, Gobiidae) described by Dr. Shigeho Tanaka. Bull Osaka Mus Nat Hist. 65, 9-24 (in Jpn with English abst)
Tokushima Pref (2001) Red Data Book of Tokushima Pref. (Accessed on 2012-6-20) http://www.pref.tokushima.jp/kankyo/kankoubutu/red_date.html (in Jpn)