Gobius
/ˈɡoʊ.bi.əs/noun
A genus of small marine and brackish-water fishes in the goby family, Gobiidae.
Did you know?The genus name Gobius was formalized by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, preserving a Latin form ultimately borrowed from the Ancient Greek name for a goby fish.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
κώβιος (kṓbios)
“A goby or small fish”
Classical Latin
Latin
gobius
“A goby fish, borrowed from Greek”
16th Century
New Latin
Gobius
“A Latinized zoological name for goby fishes”
1758
Scientific Latin
Gobius
“Genus name established by Carl Linnaeus in Systema Naturae”
Modern English
English
Gobius
“A recognized fish genus in the family Gobiidae”