Common name of Chaenopsis ocellata
 
Common name Bluethroat pikeblenny
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Bahamas
Locality
Ref. Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier other fish
2nd modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'blenny' from Latin 'blennius', i.e., a sea fish (Ref. 11978), from Greek 'blennos', i.e., slime, a fish allied to 'kôbios'; 'pike' from Old English 'pic', i.e., pointed object, in allusion to its long pointed jaws (p. 394 in Ref. 11979).
 
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