| Main Ref. | Silfvergrip, A.M.C., 1996 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | oval |
| Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
| Type of eyes | more or less normal |
| Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
| Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Rhamdia jequitinhonha is diagnosed from its congeners by a unique set of character states: pectoral fin spine with serrations on both sides; head sensory canals multiple; few caudal fin upper lobe procurrent rays (10); adipose fin 34.7% of SL or 141% of HL; free post-Weberian vertebrae, 39; maxillary barbels 39.2% of SL or 159% of HL; caudal fin lower lobe slightly the longer; color pattern uniform with faint lateral stripe, no apparent irregular blotches, or dark saddle-like marking across nape. |
| Ease of Identification |
| 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 | 12 - 12 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total | 39 - 39 |
| Attributes | first rays forming locking device |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked; asymmetric |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
| Pectoral | Attributes 1st ray hardened with locking structure |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |