Plural of eelblennie; small fish that look like a mix between eels and blennies with long slender bodies.
From 'eel' combined with 'blennie' (from Greek 'blenna' meaning mucus or slime), referring to the mucous coating that eels and blennies share.
The 'blennie' part comes from ancient Greek observations of these fish's protective slimy coating—scientists literally named them after their sliminess, which protected them from predators and helped them squeeze through tight spaces.
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