gudgeon

/ˈgʌdʒən/

Other forms: gudgeons

Definitions of gudgeon

1. noun

   small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
   synonyms: goby

   types:

   mudskipper, mudspringer

   found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins

   type of:

   percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

   any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
2. noun

   small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers
   synonyms: Gobio gobio

   type of:

   cyprinid, cyprinid fish

   soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales