Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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Scientific Name | Peckoltia sp. `RIO SAN JULIAN` |
Common Name | |
Pronunciation | peck OLE tea ah |
Etymology | Peckoltia: named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon. |
Species Information | |
Size | 130mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Sexing | Males develop small teeth-like odontodes which adorn the leading pectoral fin rays and the back half of the fishes body. Females remain unadorned and have a wider girth across the body most evident when the area just behind the pectoral fins is viewed from above. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | known from the Río San Julian and from the Río Palacio, in Dept. Santa Cruz, Bolivia. |
Temperature | 23.0-29.0°C or 73.4-84.2°F (Show species within this range) |
Husbandry Information | |
Furniture | Rock piles and wood tangles. Plants are not vital. |
Suggested Tankmates | A medium sized pleco that can be combined with a very wide array of tankmates due to its unfussy nature. Perfectly safe with small fishes and shrimp or robust enough to withstand the attention of all but the largest cichlids. |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.18.1318 | |
Last Update | 2011 Aug 29 13:40 (species record created: 2006 Aug 11 04:29) |