small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
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goby::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gudgeon |
| Type of | percoid fish, percoid, percoidean |
| Has types | mudspringer, mudskipper |
Examples of goby
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The virus has been most virulent in the round goby, a small bottom-feeding fish.
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When that happens both the shrimp and goby fish quickly retreat into the burrow.
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Another example is the goby fish, which sometimes lives together with a shrimp.
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A round goby is seen in this photo from the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
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A tiny fish called the pygmy goby cashes in its chips after just eight weeks.
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In case of danger the goby fish touches the shrimp with its tail to warn it.
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Goby says it is working on an iPhone app, which it expects to release later this year.
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Goby is focused exclusively on event or activity driven local searches.
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One example is a little fish from eastern Europe called the round goby.
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- Small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
- The gobies form the family Gobiidae, which is one of the largest families of fish, with more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most are relatively small, typically less than 10 cm (4 in) in length. ...
- Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker; A gudgeon, such as Gobio gobio
- (Gobies) Flesh wounds on the hands resulting in ugly scabbing, generally incurred during crack climbing.
- (Gobies) A family of small bony fishes (Class Ostreichthyes, Subphylum Vertebrata, Phylum Chordata). Many species have pelvic fins modified to form a suction disk.*
- Any species of bony spiny-rayed fishes in the family gobiidae. Gobies are small fishes with large heads and elongated tapering bodies. They comprise the largest family of marine fishes, with over 2000 species. ...
