1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Gobiidae of small bottom-dwelling fishes
Usage: technical; zoological

1. a fish of the family Gobiidae; a goby
Usage: technical; zoological

Examples

• The gobioid fishes are found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments worldwide.
• Gobies are the largest family of gobioid species.
• Marine biologists studied the gobioid populations in the coral reef.
• This gobioid exhibits the characteristic flattened body shape typical of the family.
• The gobioid fish uses its modified pelvic fins to anchor itself to rocks.