The taxonomic placement of this species (indeed the group of species of which it is a member) is currently in something of a flux. While Ancistomus was recently erected to house these elongate species that demonstrate entirely different secondary sexual dimorphism and breeding behaviour from 'classic' Peckoltia, the problem exists in defining what 'classic' Peckoltia really means and indeed what it's relationship is with the other generic trash can that is Hemiancistrus. Until all this is resolved, these fish are conservatively placed in Peckoltia here although there is a strong, if poorly defensible, compulsion to put them in Hemiancistrus.
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.
Venezuela and Colombia, river basin of the Orinoco river, mainly in the Meta river. Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta(click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco(click on these areas to find other species found there)
(1) bronzefry, (2) Oliver D., (3) kntrygrl4lyfe, (4) Matien, (5) Marky7seven, (6) Troender, (7) TheWetArm, (8) Borbi, (9) alga, (10) T4FR, who also notes, "I have 5 6-7cm TL fish which are of the "stripped backside"-form. I don't if it is a age thing or something else. I bought them as Panaque sp. L206 which they clearly are not. They are most likely L147, but they have a striped backside while most pistures show a spotted backside. If that difference is because of age (my fish are 6-7cm TL) or something else.", (11) Pungen, (12) doesdavid, (13) Birger Amundsen, (14) Kennye86, (15) bennyvis, (16) DeepFriedIctalurus, (17) agustingonzalez, (18) Xplode, (19) OlePaulsen, (20) Joeytoe, (21) chrisinha, (22) janne dahle, (23) MatsP, who also notes, "Very red colouration, but ID is L147 by Ingo Seidel.", (24) Neri2495. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "My Cats" data for this species.
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/1.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(1) - Click to enlarge")
/2.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(2) - Click to enlarge")
/3.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(3) - Click to enlarge")
/4.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(4) - Click to enlarge")
/5.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(5) - Click to enlarge")
/6.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(6) - Click to enlarge")
/7.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(7) - Click to enlarge")
/8.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(8) - Click to enlarge")
/9.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(9) - Click to enlarge")
/10.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(10) - Click to enlarge")
/11.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(11) Male in front of his spawning cave - Click to enlarge")
/12.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(12) Females cheek odontodes - Click to enlarge")
/13.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(13) Close up of a male and his cheek odontodes - Click to enlarge")
/14.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(14) Female ripe with eggs and ready to spawn - Click to enlarge")
/15.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(15) The male ushers the female gently into the cave - Click to enlarge")
/16.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(16) One day old fry - Click to enlarge")
/17.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(17) Two day old fry - Click to enlarge")
/18.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(18) Three day old fry - Click to enlarge")
/19.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(19) Four day old fry - Click to enlarge")
/20.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(20) Five day old fry - Click to enlarge")
/21.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(21) Six day old fry - Click to enlarge")
/22.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(22) Seven day old fry - Click to enlarge")
/23.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(23) Eight day old fry - Click to enlarge")
/24.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(24) Nine day old fry - Click to enlarge")
/25.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(25) Ten day old fry - Click to enlarge")
/26.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(26) Twenty day old fry - Click to enlarge")
/27.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(27) One month old juvenile - Click to enlarge")
/28.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L147)(28) Four month old youngsters - Click to enlarge")
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