Table 4. Frequency distribution of meristics for Microlepidogaster perforatus. Plates (counted in both sides whenever possible), procurrent rays were made for 3 specimens, and vertebrae counts were made for 1 c&s specimen (MNRJ 31886; MZUSP 10216, 10217). CharacterFrequency distributionRangeModeDorsal plates25(1); 26(4); 27(1)25-2726Mid-dorsal plates9(1); 10(2); 11(1); 12(1); 13(1)9-1310Median plates21(2); 23(2); 25(2)21-2521/23/25Mid-ventral plates19(3); 20(3)19-2019/20Ventral plates20(2), 21(2); 22(2)20-2220/21/22Premaxillary teeth16(4); 17(4); 18(1); 19(1)16-1916/17Dentary teeth11(1); 12(2); 13(4); 14(1); 15(2)11-1513Dorsal-fin branched rays7(5)-7Pectoral-fin branched rays5(1); 6(4)5-66Pelvic-fin branched rays5(5)-5Anal-fin branched rays5(5)-5Caudal-fin branched rays14 (5)-14Dorsal procurrent rays4(1); 5(2)4-55Ventral procurrent rays4(3)-4Vertebrae31-31

Published as part of Martins, Fernanda de Oliveira & Langeani, Francisco, 2011, Microlepidogaster dimorpha, a new species of Hypoptopomatinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Paraná system, pp. 83 in Neotropical Ichthyology 9 (1) on page 83, DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252011000100005, http://zenodo.org/record/17865673