Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Shanny \Shan"ny\, n.; pl. {Shannies}. [Etymol. uncertain.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   The European smooth blenny ({Blennius pholis}). It is
   olive-green with irregular black spots, and without
   appendages on the head.

Source : WordNet®

Blennius pholis
     n : European scaleless blenny [syn: {shanny}]