noun
common freshwater goby; Gymnogobius urotaenia
A small freshwater goby found in Japan; often used as a general term for several Gymnogobius species.
ウキゴリは日本の川や湖でよく見られる小さなハゼの仲間です。
The ukigori is a small goby commonly found in Japanese rivers and lakes.
noun
floating goby; Gymnogobius petschiliensis
A specific species of goby; distinguished from the common ukigori by its more brackish habitat and slightly different morphology.
See also: 墨浮鮴
浮鮴の一種、墨浮鮴は汽水域に生息しています。
The sumi-ukigori, a type of floating goby, inhabits brackish waters.
noun
Gymnogobius opperiens
Another species in the Gymnogobius genus; less commonly encountered.
See also: 縞浮鮴
縞浮鮴はウキゴリ属の一種で、体に縞模様があります。
The shima-ukigori is a species of the Gymnogobius genus with striped patterns on its body.
noun
isaza goby; Gymnogobius isaza
A small goby endemic to Lake Biwa; sometimes considered a separate species or a subspecies of the common ukigori.
See also: イサザ
イサザは琵琶湖に生息する固有種で、ウキゴリの近縁種です。
The isaza is an endemic species of Lake Biwa and a close relative of the ukigori.
The name likely derives from 浮く (uku, 'to float') and 鮴 (gori, an old term for small freshwater fish), referring to its habit of hovering near the water surface. The exact origin is uncertain.