Goby (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Gobies are one of the most diverse and abundant species found in the shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
- In order to maintain stability, gobies will often position themselves in small crevices using their suction cups to avoid being swept away.
- Aquarists specializing in saltwater species frequently focus on cultivating certain varieties of goby, particularly due to their colorful and lively demeanor.
- Most types of goby, with a diet that is typically small and inconspicuous, use ambush hunting as a preferred means to acquire prey.
- Mudskippers, another variation of goby species, showcase this amphibious tendency most strikingly.