Peckoltia brevis • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

Rio Purus

Rio Purus

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Peckoltia brevis (La Monte, 1935) - add this species to your "My Cats" page.

Common Name(s)

L205, LDA078

Type Locality

Near Sena Madureira, near mouth of R. Macaua, trib. of Rio Iaco, itself a trib. to Rio Purus, Amazonas, Brazil.

Synonym(s)

Hemiancistrus brevis

Pronunciation

peck OLE tea ah

Etymology

Named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon. This specific epithet literally means short(brevis=short).

Species Information

Size

114mm (4.5") SL

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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

South America: Purus River basin.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Purus (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Upper Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Middle Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there)

5.8 - 7.8

Temperature

22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others)

Other Parameters

dh 15-28.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Omnivorous with a tendency towards meaty foods. Not an effective algae eater. Well fed individuals will not damage most plants.

Furniture

Rock piles and wood tangles. Plants are not vital.

Compatibility

Peaceful if a little territorial. As a rough guide give each fish a 12 inch square area well broken up with decorations.

Breeding

Cave spawner.

Further Information

References

Am. Mus. Novit.No. 784 - pp3 - Fig. 2

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Registered Keepers

(1) DeepFriedIctalurus, (2) Ancistrus, (3) vriesea, who also notes, "Bought at PCCA fish auction. Very solitary, hardly ever see this pleco. Not sure what it is eating. I observed that L205 perfers the outer skin of the zuccini rather then the inside. Bought a second at Silicon Valley on 10/06/07 juvenile($4). Not", (4) husky_jim, (5) CatBrat, (6) stang1, (7) azfisher, (8) Freakdaddy, (9) Yann, who also notes, "Rio Purus", (10) Lutt, (11) Cooky_luvs, (12) emma, (13) Luka, (14) Plecofanatic1989, (15) invaderwithkey, (16) Firestorming, (17) aledk85, (18) Numbers, who also notes, "Arrows 6cm $100 each Contracted white spot 1-6-08 cleared up with Salt, Ichonex, temp at 28c and extra O2", (19) nashnut, (20) snaggle, who also notes, "Wild caughts ", (21) sunfish, (22) Glauko, (23) catmar, (24) AleGer, (25) nyamaoan, (26) AlvinBrockway, (27) jessey, (28) claro, (29) andreogmikela, (30) upc239, (31) upc239.
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2009-05-08 06:40:31 (species record created: 2001-05-05 00:00:00)

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