| Main Ref. | Conde-Saldaña, C.C., J.G. Albornoz-Garzón, J.E. García-Melo, F.A. Villa-Navarro, J.M. Mirande and F.C.T. Lima, 2019 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral (shape guide) | |
| Cross section | compressed |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
This species can be distinguished from P. maxillaris by the following characters: no maxillary teeth (vs. 14-22); by having all teeth of the premaxilla and dentary conical (vs. larger teeth of the premaxilla and dentary tricuspid); dark blotch on the pelvic fin absent (vs. small dark blotch on the pelvic fin present); humeral blotch absent (vs. present) (Ref. 128489). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 30 - 33 |
| 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 | 32 - 34 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 18 - 24 |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 12 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays 6 - 6 |