Common name of Haliophis guttatus
 
Common name African eel blenny
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Micronesia
Locality
Ref. Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier other fish
2nd modifier locality/area
Remarks 'blenny' from Latin 'blennius', i.e., a sea fish (Ref. 11978), from Greek 'blennos', i.e., slime, a fish allied to 'kôbios'; 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978).
 
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