Goby
noun
A small fish that usually lives in warm seas.
We saw a family of gobies swimming near the coral reef.
Often appears as...
- sand goby
- rock goby
noun
A small fish that usually lives in warm seas.
We saw a family of gobies swimming near the coral reef.
Often appears as...
- sand goby
- rock goby
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Specifics
Gobies are often named for their habitats, which can indicate where they're found or their behaviors.
The mudskipper, a type of goby, is notable for living in mudflats and being amphibious.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Characteristics
Many gobies are small and can be ornate, making them popular in aquariums.
The bumblebee goby has distinctive black and yellow stripes, resembling a bumblebee.
Pro Tip 3/3Species Variety
There are over 2,000 species of goby, so the word can refer to a wide variety of fish.
The neon goby is easily distinguishable from the grass goby due to its vibrant blue stripes.
Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Specifics
Gobies are often named for their habitats, which can indicate where they're found or their behaviors.
The mudskipper, a type of goby, is notable for living in mudflats and being amphibious.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Characteristics
Many gobies are small and can be ornate, making them popular in aquariums.
The bumblebee goby has distinctive black and yellow stripes, resembling a bumblebee.
Pro Tip 3/3Species Variety
There are over 2,000 species of goby, so the word can refer to a wide variety of fish.
The neon goby is easily distinguishable from the grass goby due to its vibrant blue stripes.
Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Specifics
Gobies are often named for their habitats, which can indicate where they're found or their behaviors.
The mudskipper, a type of goby, is notable for living in mudflats and being amphibious.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Characteristics
Many gobies are small and can be ornate, making them popular in aquariums.
The bumblebee goby has distinctive black and yellow stripes, resembling a bumblebee.
Pro Tip 3/3Species Variety
There are over 2,000 species of goby, so the word can refer to a wide variety of fish.
The neon goby is easily distinguishable from the grass goby due to its vibrant blue stripes.
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Video examples
Fossil Record Mystery PIPE...
got the oldest representatives the oldest ancestors if you will to use the term very very loosely of these kinds of animals that's pretty darn exciting these new goby dinosaurs really help us to understand that they must have started out as very small animals and
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Fabien Cousteau: What I...
pulling in and fanning out in a way that the eye just can't capture, or in this case, a fish throwing up grains of sand. This is an actual sailfin goby, and if you look at it in real time,
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The fish that walk on...
by the next big rainstorm. Amphibious fishes use powerful fins to move on land and clever tools to navigate as they go. The Nopoli rock-climbing goby, no bigger than a few centimeters,
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Fossil Record Mystery PIPE...
got the oldest representatives the oldest ancestors if you will to use the term very very loosely of these kinds of animals that's pretty darn exciting these new goby dinosaurs really help us to understand that they must have started out as very small animals and
Video examples
Fabien Cousteau: What I...
pulling in and fanning out in a way that the eye just can't capture, or in this case, a fish throwing up grains of sand. This is an actual sailfin goby, and if you look at it in real time,
Video examples
The fish that walk on...
by the next big rainstorm. Amphibious fishes use powerful fins to move on land and clever tools to navigate as they go. The Nopoli rock-climbing goby, no bigger than a few centimeters,
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