Is it the viviparous blenny Pelé suggests? (7)
I believe the answer is:
eelpout
'is it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'the viviparous blenny pele suggests?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
an anagram of 'pele' is 'eelp' which is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ou' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eelpout that I've seen before include "Burbot" , "Small broad-headed cold water fish - up to lee (anag)" .)