TABLE 3 in Mitochondrial DNA-based reassessment of Antennablennius Fowler (Blenniidae: Salariini) from the north-western Indian Ocean, with resurrection of A. persicus (Regan)

TABLE 3. Comparison of the selected seven characters among eight species of Antennablennius.
CharactersA. aff. adenensis 1 (Iran)A. aff. adenensis 2 (Socotra)A. adenensis (Bath 1983)A. australisA. bifilumA. ceylonensisA. hypenetesA. persicusA. simonyiA. variopunctatusDorsal-fin raysXII,17–18XII,18XII,16–19 (usually 17 or 18)XII,16–18 (usually 17)XII,17–19 (usually 17 or 18)XII,16–18 (usually 17)XII–XIII,16– 20 (usually 18 or 19)XII,18-20 (usually 19 or 20)XII,17–20 (usually 18)XII-XIII,19–21 (usually 20)Anal-fin raysII,17–20 (usually 18)II,19II,16–20 (usually 19 or 20)II,16–19 (usually 17 or 18)II,17–20 (usually 18 or 19)II,16–19 (usually 18 or 19)II,19–21 (usually 20)II,19-21 (usually 20)II,18–21 (usually 19 or 20)II,19–23 (usually 21 or 22)Premaxillary teeth39–423837–4526–3026-3531–3833–3930-3427–3232–40Dentary teeth31–343029–3623–2822-3025–3121–3428-3225–2626–34Nape cirrivery shortvery shortvery shortshortvery longmoderately longshortvery longvery shortshortAnterior nostril cirrusnot reaching or just reaching to upper lipjust reaching to upper lipnot reaching or just reaching to upper lipreaching to upper lipnot reaching to upper lipnot reaching to upper lipreaching to below upper lipnot reaching to upper lipnot reaching to upper lip in females and reaching to upper lip in malesreaching to below upper lipFleshy crest on head in malesnonononononosinglenodoubleno