sucker

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

name given in New Zealand to the fish Diplocrepis puniceus, Rich., family Gobiesocidae. This is a family of small, marine,littoral fishes provided with a ventral disc, or adhesiveapparatus. Other genera of the family occur in Australasia.

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