What is Blenny?
{{Automatic taxobox | name = Blennies | image = Ophioblennius steindachneri.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = a typical blenny | taxon = Blenniiformes | authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1860 }} [[Image:Australian_blenny.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Blenny (''Ecsenius axelrodi'') from [[East Timor]]]] A '''blenny''' is a member of a large [[order (biology)|order]] of [[teleost]] [[fish]] called the '''Blenniiformes'''. The suborder has about 900 [[species]] in 151 [[genera]]. Blennies are generally small fish. They have long bodies (some almost [[eel]]-like), and relatively large eyes and mouths. Their dorsal fins are continuous and long. The pelvic fins have a single embedded spine, and are short and slender. The tail fin is rounded. The blunt heads of blennies often have whisker-like structures called ''cirri''. As generally [[benthic]] fish, blennioids spend much of their time on or near the sea floor. They are quite similar in form to some [[goby|gobies]]. {{Biology-stub}} [[Category:Teleosts]]