Common name of Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
 
Common name Poison-fang blenny
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Guam
Locality
Ref. Myers, R.F., 1991
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier morphology
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'.
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