Blennioidea

/blɛniˈɔɪdiə/ noun

A large grouping or superfamily of fish that resemble blennies, including actual blennies and related families with similar body forms and behaviors.

From 'blennioid' + '-ea' (scientific suffix for superfamilies). Created in taxonomic systems to group multiple related families of blenny-like fish under one classification.

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