goby

noun

go·by | \ ˈgō-bē

How to pronounce goby (audio)

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plural gobies also goby

Definition of goby

(Entry 1 of 2)

: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes (family Gobiidae) that usually have the pelvic fins united to form a ventral sucking disk

go by

verb

went by; gone by; going by; goes by

Definition of go by (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

: pass sense 3b as time goes by

Examples of goby in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun But that assumption has proved wrong in the Benguela, at least, thanks to a 13-centimeter-long fish known as the bearded goby (Sufflogobius bibarbatus). — David Biello, Scientific American, "Scourge of the Jellies: Small Fish Shows How Ecosystems Adjust to Potentially Catastrophic Changes," 15 July 2010 When healthy, small creeks and estuaries like Loma Alta provide a home for unusual species such as the tidewater goby, a native California fish less than 2 inches long. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Oceanside gets $1 million for wetlands restoration," 9 Mar. 2021 At Pelican Island, find more than 140 species of birds (including the refuge’s namesake) as well as over 200 species of fish — including smalltooth sawfish sturgeon, pipefish, goby, tarpon, flounder, ladyfish, mackerel, bluefish, American eel. — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, "National Wildlife Day: 7 places to appreciate animals in Florida," 4 Sep. 2020 The work reopened 10 miles of the upper watershed to salmon and steelhead and restored marsh habitat for the San Francisco garter snake, California red-legged frog and tidewater goby. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "Restoring a San Mateo County creek to keep new generations of fish thriving," 5 Nov. 2019 Numerous exotic fish, introduced by humans over the past century, compete for limited food and habitat with Puerto Rican species like the waterfall-climbing sirajo goby, the streamlined mountain mullet and the bigmouth sleeper, a top river predator. — Alonso Ramirez, The Conversation, "Caribbean fish love catastrophic hurricanes," 17 Sep. 2019 Biologists are anxious to hear reports of the gobies any further upriver. — oregonlive.com, "Monroe: In search of hungry trout in Oregon’s summer haven," 2 Aug. 2019 In the sample size of 74 fish representing 11 species, the invasive round goby had the highest concentrations, possibly from eating filter-feeding quagga mussels, which scientists suspect may be accumulating microplastics. — Tony Briscoe, chicagotribune.com, "22 million pounds of plastics enter the Great Lakes each year. Most of the pollution pours into Lake Michigan.," 4 Sep. 2019 Little is known about the consequences, although the gobies feed on algae and small insects, which may put them into competition with wild salmon and steelhead juveniles. — oregonlive.com, "Monroe: In search of hungry trout in Oregon’s summer haven," 2 Aug. 2019

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“Goby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goby. Accessed 18 Apr. 2021.

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