. Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge. limy HutterKsh (Centronotus) ; the\iviiiarous Hlenny ( ), which brinksfDrtli its numerous youn-, alive, and is popularlyredited with bein;, the |)arent of eels (Ger. aal-miiffcr); the bri;,ditly cohmred Salaria-S ; and manyother interesting, forms, belong to this are caniivonms, and somewhat indiscrinii-nate in their diet. There are but few Britishrepresentatives. The blennies themselves have moderately elon-fxated, short-tailed, naked bodies. There is usuallya tentacle over each eye. There are about
. Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge. limy HutterKsh (Centronotus) ; the\iviiiarous Hlenny ( ), which brinksfDrtli its numerous youn-, alive, and is popularlyredited with bein;, the |)arent of eels (Ger. aal-miiffcr); the bri;,ditly cohmred Salaria-S ; and manyother interesting, forms, belong to this are caniivonms, and somewhat indiscrinii-nate in their diet. There are but few Britishrepresentatives. The blennies themselves have moderately elon-fxated, short-tailed, naked bodies. There is usuallya tentacle over each eye. There are about 40species, which are usually marine, thou^^di severallive temporarily or constantly in more or lessfresh water. They swim in small shoals, and canlive on tiie wet shore for a much Ionj,er time thanthe absence of a tide. They are said to use theirventral tins in clamberin;; amony the are all frreedy tlesh eaters. li. ffattonnfinc israre on coasts, )»ut abundant farther Ihitterlly IJIenny (li. inrlltii-is) is a t|uaintly. The Butterfly Blenny {Bknnius ocellarit). pretty little lish about .S imdies Ion;;, with Mowingspines, and with an eye-like spot on its dorsal is most freouent towards the Smooth Hlenny or Shaiiny [B. /), withsimilar distril)Ution, has the spinous jiortion of thed<ir-al tin separate from tin- soft portion, and is ofan olive-;,rien cidour irre;,ular!y marked with blackspots. Like .some of the others, it has in bothjaws a long curveil tooth, which it is said to usein <let;ichin;i nndluscs. There is no organ is iKst developed in li. teiifanifiois, aMedit/(iris is found in freshwater in Italy, and also in the l{hone. Theblennies are but rarely used its food, but theiruteml)er 1, 1789, at Knttckbrit, near&l
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