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Definition: Blennius

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Type genus of the Blenniidae.[Wordnet].

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Date "Blennius" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1762. (references)

Common Expressions: Blennius

Expressions Definition
Blennius pholis European scaleless blenny. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Blennius Type genus of the Blenniidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Blennius

Blennius

Blennius
Fossil range: Late Miocene to Present[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Blennius

Blennius is a Genus of Perciform fish in the family Blenniidae. Its members include Blennius ocellaris, the Butterfly Blenny.

Species

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. 

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