Factors governing the distribution and fish-community associations of the round goby in Michigan tributaries of the Laurentian Great Lakes

► Round goby were discovered in 14 out of 30 Michigan tributaries of the Great Lakes. ► Round goby were present in streams with a range of physical habitat characteristics. ► Round goby-present sites had different characteristics than goby-absent sites. ► Percids and centrarchids were associated with round goby presence.