(ˌ)gōˌbīəˈsäsəˌdē, ˌgōbēə- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Gobiesoc-, Gobiesox, type genus + -idae
: a family of small marine teleost fishes that have soft dorsal and anal fins and a large sucker formed in part by the pelvic fins located well forward on the throat and that form an order Xenopterygii or in some classifications a highly specialized suborder of Percomorphi — compare clingfish