GOB 
neitlier (liipes, bands, nor f'pots. 'I'lie colour fometimes 
diiues like gold ; and the eyes, with a beautiful bltie 
iris, appear like two fapphires fet in that precious me¬ 
tal. This, and all the following, are introduced by 
Ccpede. 
3f. Gobius alepidotus, the naked goby. Specific 
chara6i:er—two dorfal fins ; the four firfi: rays of the 
firfi dorfal end filamentous ; feven tranfverfe llripes of 
whitilli on the body. The firfi; dorfal fin has feven 
rays, llie fccond fourteen, the pectorals eighteen, the 
ventrals eight, the anal ten, and the tail, which is fpear- 
lliaped, eighteen. An account of this fifii was fent by 
citizen Bole to Cepede, who has given it his name ; 
Bofc obferved it in Charlefion-bay, North America. 
The head is broader than the-body ; the jaws of equal 
length, with very fmall teeth ; the eyes are prominent; 
the nofirils jut out; the gill-covert terminates in a 
point ; the four firfi rays of the firfi dorfal fin are long, 
and each end in a thin filament or briftle. There are no 
vifiblc fcales ; the colour is grey dotted with brown. 
Seven irregular bands of a pale colour appear on the 
fides, and extend over the dorfal fin ; the fins are brown. 
This is a fmall fpecies ; about two inches long, and 
half an inch broad ; it is not ufed as food. 
32. Gobius casruleus, the red-tailed goby. Specific 
character—the lafi ray of the fecond dorfal fin twice as 
long as the refi ; the tail fin red edged with black. 
There are four rays in the membrane of the gills, fix in 
the firfi dorfal, twelve in the fecond, twenty in each 
peftoral, twelve in each ventral, twelve in the anal, 
and fourteen in the tail, which is rounded. This is de- 
feribed from Commerfon’s manuferipts. The body is 
entirely of a bright blue, lighter on the under parts 
than upon the back ; only the tail is red with a black 
edging ; it makes a mofi beautiful appearance in calm 
iiin-lliiny weather. It is found in the fea on the eafiern 
part of Atiica, at the mouth of the rivers of the Ifle of 
Reunion. The negroes reject it as food on account of 
the linallnefs of its fize, being fcarcely four inches long; 
fo that it is only ufed as bait to attract larger fifli. The 
fnout is blunt ; teeth fliarp, thofe in the under jaw the 
largefi ; -the eyes are round, prominent, and farther 
apart than in many of the fpecies ; the firfi dorfal fin is 
triangular, with brifily rays protruded beyond the mem¬ 
brane ; the tail fin is rounded ; fcales fmall and rough. 
33. Gobius totus niger, Commerfon’s goby. Specific, 
■character—fix rays in the firfi dorfal fin, the lafi ray 
Itanding apart. The membrane of the gills has four 
rays, the fecond dorfal fin, the ventrals, and the anal, 
twelve each, the peCtoral^ twenty, and the tail fourteen. 
For this fpecies we are alfo indebted to Commerfon. 
It is about feven inches long, very thin and narrow, not 
above a line broad according to Cepede. The body is 
entirely black, a few fliades of blue and green only 
make it appear more dark and gloffy ; there is a light 
or livid appearance on a part of the belly. It is fufn- 
ciently difiinguiflied from tlie Gobius niger of Linnaeus 
by the want of fpots and itripes, and by other particu¬ 
lars. The fcales are very Imall, but raifed up fo as to 
be rough to the touch. Commerfon obfervetl two tu¬ 
bercles at the bafe of the membrane of the gills, which 
could only be feen by raifing the operculum ; he re¬ 
marked alfo beyond the anal aperture the papilla gtnitaH 
which is found in fo many of this genus ; and which he 
compares to a filament or barbie. It is found in -the 
Indian Sea, at tlie mouths of thofe fmall rivers which 
run into it, preferring a muddy bottom. It is agreeable 
and wholefome food. 
34. Gobius bofirichus, the bearded goby. Specific 
character—colour brown, two barbies from the upper 
jaw. This and the two following are taken from I'ome 
Chinefe coloured drawings belonging to a cabinet brought 
from Holland to the Paris mufeum. It is not eafy to 
fay liow they fliould be clafled ; for the underneath fins 
are not vifible from the pofilion of the filh in the de- 
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figns; and, if they are really wanting, then of courfe 
they Ihould go among the Apodes, and very near to tlie 
genus Muraena. Cepede, however, fuppofes that thefe 
fins are not wanting in the fiflies themfelves, and has 
placed them in two difiinct genera, immediately before 
tlie Echeneis. To avoid creating new genera, we have 
placed them in the genus to which they have the great- 
efi refemblance. Cepede’sgeneric name, boftrichus, wJiich 
fignifies a filament or barbie, we have taken to diftin- 
guifh the prefent fpecies. The prevailin'!: colour is 
brown ; on each fide of the tail, near the fin, appears 
a blue fpot enclofed in a circle, which is blue towards 
the body, red towards the tail. This fi/h has no vifible 
fcales. Tile head is large ; the aperture of the mouth 
round; gill-covert fingle ; the fi.rfi dorfal fin much 
fliorter than the fecond ; tail-fin lanceolate. 
35. Gobius bofirichus maculatus, the bearded goby 
with fpots. This differs very little from the preceding. 
It is Itrewed with very minute green fpots. 
36. Gobius bofirichoides, bearded goby with one dor¬ 
fal fin. Specific character—long eel-ihaped body, one 
long dorfal fin feparate from the fin of the tail ; two 
barbies from the upper lip. In this fpecies fmall fcales 
are vifible on the head, body, and tail. The head is 
thinner than the fore-part of the body. The peftoral 
fins are fmall and rounded, the caudal lanceolate. The 
colour is brown, with tranfverfe firipes of a darker fiiade, 
and a great number of fmall green I'pots ; a large fpot of 
green encircled with red, like the pupil and iris of an 
eye, appears on each fide of the extremity of the tail. 
In other refpeits it refembles the tw'o preceding fpecies. 
GOB'LET, f. \_gobelet, Fr.] A bowl, or cup, that 
holds a large draught.—My figur’d goblets for a dii'h of 
wood. Shakefpeare. 
We love not loaded boards, tunA goblets crown’d; 
But free from furfeits our repofe is found. Denham. 
Crown high the goblets with a cheerful draught; 
Enjoy the prefent hour, adjourn the future thought. 
Dry den, 
GOB'LIN, yi [French; gobeline, wiiich Spenfer has 
once retained ; writing it in three fyllables. This word 
fome derive from the Gebellines, a fabtion in Italy 5 fo that 
elfe and goblin is Guelph and Gibclline, becaufe the children 
of either party were terrified by their nurfes with the 
name of the other : but it appears that elfe is Wellb, and 
much older than tliofe factions. EilffVfion, olxo. phantoms 
of the night, and the Germans likewife have long had 
I'pirits among them named Goholdi, from wiiich gobeline 
might be derived.] An evil Ipirit; a walking fpirit; a 
frightful phantom.—Always, whilfihe is young, be fure 
to prelerve his tender mind irom all imprcllions and no¬ 
tions of fpirits and goblins, or any fearful appreheniions 
in the dark. Locke. 
Angels and minifiers of grace defend us! 
Be thou a fpirit of health, or goblin damn’d. 
Bring with thee airs from heav’n, or blafis from hell! 
Shakefpeare. 
A fairy; an elf.—Solemn goes the goblin fiory round. 
Thomfon. 
His fon w'as Elfinel, who overcame 
The wicked gohbelines in bloody field. Spenfr. 
GOCH, a town of Germany, in the circle of Weft" 
phalia, and duchy of Cleves, on the Niers, iurrounded 
with walls in 1291. It contains threq churches. Jt was 
taken by the Spaniards in 1599 : in tlie year i6k}, it was 
taken by the Dutch; it palled after into othef'.^iands, 
till 1625, when it w'as again in the poflellion of tlie.,lJni- 
ted States till the year 1640, when it fell to the elector 
of Brandenburg : fix miles fouth of Cleves. 
GOCH'SHEIM, or Gochsen, a town of Germany, 
in the circle of Swabia, and duchy of Wurtemberg : fix- 
teen miles fouth of Heidelberg, and tv/cnty.four north- 
north-wefi of Stuttaart. 
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