USS Blenny (SS-324) USS Blenny (SS-324) USS "Blenny" (SS/AGSS-324), a submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the blenny, a fish found along the rocky shores of the Atlantic Ocean. "Blenny" (SS-324) was launched 9 April 1944 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Miss Florence King, daughter of CNO Admiral Ernest J. King; commissioned 27 June 1944, Lieutenant Commander W. H. Hazzard in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet. Between 10 November 1944 and 14 August 1945 "Blenny" conducted four war patrols in the Java and South China Seas. "Blenny" sank eight Japanese vessels totaling 18,262
Pacific leaping blenny members of "A. arnoldorum" are able to thrive on land due to their ability to twist their tails axially at 90 degrees, to propel their bodies. Hsieh noted that the twisting of the tail was a behaviourism unique to "A. arnoldorum" and species in the genus "Andamia"; the two genera were subsequently considered terrestrial. Pacific leaping blenny The Pacific leaping blenny ("Alticus arnoldorum"), also known as the leaping rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus "Alticus". The blennies are oviparous, and form distinct pairs when mating. Males can reach a maximum total length of 8