Common name | Blennie à bande noire |
Language | French |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Maldives |
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Ref. | Nouguier, J. and D. Refait, 1990 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | 'Blennie' from Latin 'blennius' and Greek 'blenna', i.e., mucus, after the sticky nature of this fish's skin (p. 92 in Ref. 9404); 'à bande noire', i.e., black banded; 'noire' from Latin 'niger', black, dark (p. 495 in Ref. 9404). |