Gobiesocidae
plural noun
Go·bi·e·soc·i·dae
(ˌ)gōˌbīəˈsäsəˌdē,
ˌgōbēə-
: 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
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Gobiesoc-, Gobiesox, type genus + -idae