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The River Rhine was colonized in 2008 only a few years after the opening of the Rhine-Main-Danube canal and only four years after <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>melanostomus<\/jats:italic> was first reported in the upper Danube River. Its invasion history of the River Rhine was unclear because the species was first detected close to the Rhine river delta which would suggest a route of invasion other than via the Rhine-Main-Danube canal. To investigate the colonization history of <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>melanostomus<\/jats:italic> in the Rhine, we combined abundance estimates with molecular analysis. Abundance estimates found <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>melanostomus<\/jats:italic> to be dominant in the Lower Rhine (&gt; 90% of all catches). Molecular analysis was done on 286 individuals from four different sites. Using the mitochondrial control region (d-loop), we found three different haplotypes in both Rhine sites. 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