Common name of Lumpenus sagitta
 
Common name Eel-blenny
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Canada
Locality British Columbia
Ref. Hart, J.L., 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier other fish
2nd modifier
Remarks 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'blenny' from Latin 'blennius', i.e., a sea fish (Ref. 11978), from Greek 'blennos', i.e., slime, a fish allied to 'kôbios'. Name applied to Lumpenus anguillaris. Also Ref. 10161.
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