Morphology Data of Pseudotothyris ignota
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Martins, F.O., H.A. Britski and F. Langeani, 2014
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks Males have conspicuous urogenital papilla immediately posterior to anus; expanded flap of skin on dorsal surface of the first pelvic-fin ray; tip of adpressed pelvic fin generally reaching anal-fin origin; and nasal chamber wider than in females (10.9-13.7% HL in males; 7.6-10.7% HL in females).

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales bony plates or armour
Diagnosis

Pseudotothyris ignota is distinguished from all congeners by possessing the anterior margin of snout with an odontode-free band (vs. anterior margin of snout completely covered by odontodes). It can be further differentiated from Pseudotothyris obtusa by having 32-47 teeth on the upper pharyngeal toothplate (vs. 20-30); 15-31 teeth on ceratobranchial 5 (vs. 12-15); first anal-fin pterygiophore contacting the 13th vertebra (vs. 12th); and metapterygoid-hyomandibula suture complete, the bones contacting each other dorsally to the suture (vs. metapterygoid-hyomandibula suture reduced, the bones not contacting each other dorsally to the suture. It can be further distinguished from Pseudotothyris janeirensis by the presence of three transverse dark saddles on the dorsum (vs. absence); absence of spinelet (vs. presence); generally presence of subocular cheek plate (vs. always absence); and odontodes on lateral plates randomly distributed (vs. odontodes aligned in well-defined series) (Ref. 116384).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Pseudotothyris ignota

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total 28 - 29

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 8 - 9
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 6 - 6

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   6 - 7
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    abdominal  before origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   6 - 6
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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