Table 2. Meristic counts for Dasyloricaria filamentosa and holotype of Loricaria filamentosa seminuda. n: number of specimens analyzed.
Counts Holotype n Min Max Mode
Premaxillary teeth 7 54 5 15 7
Dentary teeth 10 52 8 16 11
Lateral abdominal plates 9 54 5 11 9
Plates around pre-anal plate 3 54 3 5 3
Plates at median lateral series 19 54 16 21 18
Plates at mid-ventral series 18 53 15 20 18
Coalescent plates 12 53 10 15 13
Pre-dorsal plates 3 52 3 3 3
Plates at dorsal-fin base 5 54 4 6 5
Plates at anal-fin base 3 54 2 3 3
Pectoral-fin rays i-6 54 i-6 i-6 i-6
Pelvic-fin rays i-5 54 i-5 i-5 i-5
Dorsal-fin rays i-6 54 i-6 i-6 i-6
Anal-fin rays i-5 54 i-5 i-5 i-5
Caudal-fin rays i-10-i 54 i-10-i i-10-i i-10-i