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| Scientific Name | Peckoltia bachi (Boulenger, 1898) |
| Common Name(s) | Bola Pleco, L146, L232, LDA030 |
| Type Locality | Rio Juruá, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Chaetostomus bachi, Hemiancistrus arenarius, Hemiancistrus ucayalensis, Peckoltia ucayalensis, Peckoltichthys filicaudatus, Sophiancistrus ucayalensis |
| Pronunciation | peck OLE tea ah - you kaya len siss |
| Etymology | Named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon. Ucayalensis: After the Rio Ucayali in Peru |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 130mm (5.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | An inconspicuously coloured small catfish which, with its compact body shape, reminds one mostly of 'classic' Peckoltia, from which it is nevertheless differs by its almost straight head profile. Further differences from 'classic' Peckoltia are a very large gap between the eyes, which is around one fifth of the body length (in Peckoltia less than one sixth) and a very domed and furrowed head area. Because of these differences it was briefly classified in a new genus (Sophinancistrus), however now resides back in Peckoltia. |
| 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 | Widespread throughout upper Amazon. L146 - Colombia L232 - Peru (exported from Iquitos but collected at Putumayo on the Peruvian / Colombian border). Amazon, Upper Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 22.0-27.0°C or 71.6-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| 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. From Armbruster's Peckoltia revision: The specimens I have collected appear to have been chased from the middle depths of submerged grasses and twigs as the seine was not fully on the bottom. This suggests that the hypertrophied pelvic muscles and widened pelvic-fin spines may be used to grasp the grasses and twigs. |
| 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 | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 91 (for 1939) 235 Figs. 24-25 Zootaxa 1822 |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Mar 14 06:51 (species record created: 2001 Dec 01 00:00) |
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