sea-tenchn. ‘the black sea-bream, Cantharus lineatus’ (Cent. Dict.).
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1602 R. CarewSurv. Cornwallii. f. 127v They beare..a sea-tenche nayante proper.
1778 S. WhatleyEngland's Gazetteer (ed. 2) at HolyheadSea-tenches,..and plenty of other fish.