Main Ref.	Rodríguez-Flores, P.C., C.A. Seid, G.W. Rouse and G. Giribet, 2023
Appearance refers to

Sex attributes

specialized organs
different appearance
different colors
remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnosis	This species can be easily distinguished from its closely similar species (M. denudata, M. inermis) by the following set of characters: having deep furrows on the dorsal surface of the carapace and rugae on the pterygostomian flap (vs. smooth in M. denudata and in M. inermis; armed frontal margin of the carapace with a minute antennal spine (vs. unarmed in M. denudata and M. inermis; armed anterolateral angle with a small spine (vs. unarmed in M. denudata and M. inermis; presence of an acute triangular rostrum (vs. broad in M. denudata; armed flexor margin of the Mxp3 with two proximal spines (vs. one strong proximal spine in M.denudata; P1-4 have spines (vs. unarmed in M. denudata and in M. inermis; armed dactyli flexor margin with minute spines (vs. unarmed in M. inermis (Ref. 128308).
Ease of Identification	easy to distinguish from other species.

Meristic characteristics of Munidopsis girguisi

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

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No.	Dorsal
	Ventral
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral	Attributes
	spines
	soft-rays
Pelvics	Attributes
	Position
	spines
	soft-rays