Common name | Chevroned blenny |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Papua New Guinea |
Locality | |
Ref. | Kailola, P.J., 1987 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'blenny' from Latin 'blennius', i.e., a sea fish (Ref. 11978), from Greek 'blennos', i.e., slime, a fish allied to 'kôbios'; 'chevron', i.e., figure or pattern with the shape of V or an inverted V from Middle English via Middle French 'chevron' from Vulgar Latin 'caprion-', 'caprio', i.e., rafter and akin to Latin 'caper', i.e., goat (Ref. 11978). |