New records of six combtooth blennies in the genera Blenniella, Cirripectes, Istiblennius, and Salarias (Perciformes: Blenniidae) from Taiping Island, South China Sea Author Zhao, Yu-Jie 0009-0005-2325-6396 Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 202301, Taiwan, R. O. C. a402088@gmail.com Author Shen, Kang-Ning 0000-0002-6338-6049 Marine Ecology and Conservation Research Center, National Academy of Marine Research, Kaohsiung, 806614, Taiwan, R. O. C. knshen@namr.gov.tw Author Chang, Chih-Wei 0000-0002-0659-9582 Marine Ecology and Conservation Research Center, National Academy of Marine Research, Kaohsiung, 806614, Taiwan, R. O. C. & National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung, 94450, Taiwan, R. O. C. changcw@namr.gov.tw Author Chen, I-Shiung 0000-0002-4190-7720 Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 202301, Taiwan, R. O. C. & Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 202301, Taiwan, R. O. C. iscfish@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2025 2025-12-30 5738 1 127 138 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.16 journal article 314682 10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.16 2428ae68-bdca-4c09-802a-ce4a638962b4 1175-5326 19138341 69D8CF9E-8375-4F29-A444-C3E4A0C9F2B9

TABLE 1. Morphometrics of the six species of blennies from Taiping Island, South China Sea.

	Blenniella chrysospilos	Blenniella periophthalmus	Cirripectes variolosus	Istiblennius dussumieri	Istiblennius lineatus	Salarias fasciatus
	NTOUP-2025-0529-14	NTOUP-2025-0611-07	NTOUP-2025-0523-17	NTOUP-2025-0520-10	NTOUP-2025-0611-08	NTOUP-2025-0604-13
Standard length (SL)	45.9	89.7	42.9	83.4	89.5	28.9
Percent in standard length (%)
Head length	21.6	19.5	27.5	23.9	20.7	27.0
Predorsal length	19.8	16.0	22.8	20.4	19.5	26.3
Snout to 2nd dorsal origin	51.9	48.7	53.9	47.1	39.6	52.6
Snout to anus	47.5	46.2	49.9	46.1	43.5	49.1
Snout to anal fin origin	48.8	48.3	55.5	50.3	45.9	50.9
Prepelvic length	24.2	20.3	30.8	26.4	23.1	28.4
Caudal peduncle length	10.7	10.3	6.1	9.1	10.9	4.8
Caudal peduncle depth	8.9	11.1	9.8	9.9	9.3	10.4
1st dorsal fin base	30.7	31.2	32.6	26.5	28.2	32.5
2nd dorsal fin base	41.2	42.2	34.7	43.3	47.6	42.9
Anal fin base	39.2	47.0	35.2	47.3	53.7	41.2
Caudal fin length	18.3	22.7	25.4	23.8	20.4	25.3
Pectoral fin length	18.7	18.9	27.0	20.1	14.5	27.0
Pelvic fin length	14.4	11.5	19.6	12.4	9.2	19.0
Body depth at pelvic fin base	17.9	17.6	28.0	20.1	16.4	26.0
Body depth at anal fin base	18.1	19.2	28.9	20.4	15.2	19.7
Body width at anal fin base	11.1	12.5	12.8	10.3	9.8	10.4
Percent in head length (%)
Head width in maximum	65.7	75.3	75.4	76.0	70.3	61.5
Head width at upper gill opening	59.6	75.3	70.3	68.2	65.0	56.4
Eye diameter	34.3	37.8	40.7	31.2	31.9	41.0
Bony interorbital width	8.1	17.9	5.9	9.3	9.4	7.7
Fleshy interorbital width	48.5	45.7	50.0	44.0	41.2	47.4
Snout length	38.4	36.7	36.4	33.8	37.7	26.9
Lower jaw length	37.4	28.4	39.8	26.0	30.1	25.6
Cheek depth	53.5	40.5	53.4	48.7	52.8	50.0
Postorbital length	72.7	80.7	64.4	67.3	72.4	61.5