Monkey goby Estuary. It plays an important role in the food chain by serving as prey for other predatory fish living in these areas. Monkey goby The monkey goby ("Neogobius fluviatilis") is a species of goby native to the basins of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The monkey goby is covered with cycloid scales on the head crown, nape, back, one third of the gill covers, bases of the pectoral fins, and the posterior half of the throat and belly. Its second dorsal fin is small in size compared to the posterior end of the body. The width of
Human uses of living things In Buddhist symbolism, both the lotus and the Bodhi Tree are significant. The lotus is one of the Ashtamangala (eight auspicious signs) shared between Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism, representing the primordial purity of body, speech, and mind, floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire. The Bodhi Tree is the sacred fig tree under which the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment; the name is also given to other Bodhi trees thought to have been propagated from the original tree. Human uses of living things Human uses of living things, including animals plants, fungi, and microbes, take many