blenny
BlenniidaeA true blenny, any of various marine fishes from the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes that are generally small and elongated which dwell on the sea floor, including scaled and scaleless forms and dramatically divergent appearance, in several families.: Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)
Meaning
10 sensesA true blenny, any of various marine fishes from the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes that are generally small and elongated which dwell on the sea floor, including scaled and scaleless forms and dramatically divergent appearance, in several families.
Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)
Chaenopsidae (pikeblennies, tubeblennies, and flagblennies)
Clinidae (weedfishes)
Dactyloscopidae (sand stargazers)
Labrisomidae (labrisomids)
Tripterygiidae (triple-fin blennies)
A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related.
Bartail blenny (Platycephalus indicus, in family Pseudochromidae)
Viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus, in family Zoarcidae)
Convict blenny/engineer blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia, in family Pholidichthyidae)
Scooter blenny (Neosynchiropus ocellatus, in family Callionymidae)
- small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks
Translations
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Origin
From Latin blennius, blendius, from Ancient Greek βλέννα (blénna, “mucus, slime”) (whenceFrom Latin blennius, blendius, from Ancient Greek βλέννα (blénna, “mucus, slime”) (whence Modern Greek βλέννα (vlénna)), because of its slimy coating. From Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“soft”).
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Forms
plural: blenniesSynonyms
1 synonyms- small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks:combtooth blenny