
TABLE 1. Morphometrics of the six species of blennies from Taiping Island, South China Sea.Blenniella chrysospilosBlenniella periophthalmusCirripectes variolosusIstiblennius dussumieriIstiblennius lineatusSalarias fasciatusNTOUP-2025-0529-14NTOUP-2025-0611-07NTOUP-2025-0523-17NTOUP-2025-0520-10NTOUP-2025-0611-08NTOUP-2025-0604-13Standard length (SL)45.989.742.983.489.528.9Percent in standard length (%)Head length21.619.527.523.920.727.0Predorsal length19.816.022.820.419.526.3Snout to 2nd dorsal origin51.948.753.947.139.652.6Snout to anus47.546.249.946.143.549.1Snout to anal fin origin48.848.355.550.345.950.9Prepelvic length24.220.330.826.423.128.4Caudal peduncle length10.710.36.19.110.94.8Caudal peduncle depth8.911.19.89.99.310.41st dorsal fin base30.731.232.626.528.232.52nd dorsal fin base41.242.234.743.347.642.9Anal fin base39.247.035.247.353.741.2Caudal fin length18.322.725.423.820.425.3Pectoral fin length18.718.927.020.114.527.0Pelvic fin length14.411.519.612.49.219.0Body depth at pelvic fin base17.917.628.020.116.426.0Body depth at anal fin base18.119.228.920.415.219.7Body width at anal fin base11.112.512.810.39.810.4Percent in head length (%)Head width in maximum65.775.375.476.070.361.5Head width at upper gill opening59.675.370.368.265.056.4Eye diameter34.337.840.731.231.941.0Bony interorbital width8.117.95.99.39.47.7Fleshy interorbital width48.545.750.044.041.247.4Snout length38.436.736.433.837.726.9Lower jaw length37.428.439.826.030.125.6Cheek depth53.540.553.448.752.850.0Postorbital length72.780.764.467.372.461.5
