noun
freshwater goby (Rhinogobius spp.)
Refers to various small freshwater gobies of the genus Rhinogobius, often found in streams and rivers. Common name for several species.
See also: ヨシノボリ
この川にはゴリがたくさんいる。
There are many freshwater gobies in this river.
noun
dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus)
Specific species of goby, also called チチブ. Often found in brackish water.
See also: チチブ
ゴリの一種、チチブは河口でよく見られる。
One type of goby, the dusky tripletooth goby, is often seen in estuaries.
noun
Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby)
A specific goby species; also known as ウキゴリ. Found in fresh and brackish waters.
See also: ウキゴリ
ウキゴリもゴリの仲間だ。
The floating goby is also a kind of goby.
noun
Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
A freshwater sculpin, not a true goby, but sometimes called ゴリ in certain regions. Also known as カジカ.
See also: カジカ
地方によってはカジカのことをゴリと呼ぶ。
In some regions, the Japanese fluvial sculpin is called 'gori'.
ヨシノボリ is a specific genus of freshwater goby often included in the general term ゴリ.
チチブ is the standard name for the dusky tripletooth goby, which is one species referred to as ゴリ.
ウキゴリ is the standard name for Gymnogobius urotaenia, another species called ゴリ.
カジカ is the standard name for the Japanese fluvial sculpin, which is sometimes regionally called ゴリ.
The origin is uncertain. The word ゴリ is a general term for small bottom-dwelling fish in Japan, possibly derived from the fish's appearance or habitat.