Peckoltia brevis • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Peckoltia brevis** (La Monte, 1935)
Common Name(s)	LDA078, L205
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. 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	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) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	5.8 - 7.8
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range)
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.
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	Cave spawner.
Further Information
References	Am. Mus. Novit.No. 784 - pp3 - Fig. 2
Registered Keepers	(1) Ancistrus, (2) vriesea (k: 2), 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", (3) husky_jim (k: 7), (4) CatBrat, (5) stang1, (6) azfisher (k: 2), (7) Freakdaddy (k: 2), (8) Yann (p: 2, k: 5), who also notes: "Rio Purus", (9) Lutt (k: 53), (10) Cooky_luvs, (11) emma, (12) Luka (k: 7), (13) Plecofanatic1989, (14) invaderwithkey, (15) Firestorming (k: 2), (16) aledk85, (17) Numbers (k: 12), who also notes: "Arrows 6cm $100 each Contracted white spot 1-6-08 cleared up with Salt, Ichonex, temp at 28c and extra O2", (18) nashnut (k: 2), (19) snaggle (k: 3), who also notes: "Wild caughts ", (20) sunfish, (21) Glauko, (22) catmar, (23) AleGer (k: 2), (24) nyamaoan (k: 2), (25) AlvinBrockway, (26) jessey, (27) claro, (28) andreogmikela, (29) upc239 (p: 2, k: 6), (30) Steen (k: 3), (31) kwalker (k: 8), (32) David R, (33) stumac (k: 3), (34) Yofman, (35) Ecrevince, (36) kiwiplymouth, (37) urison, (38) victoriaz24, (39) Bjørn, (40) chris521957, (41) nattt33, (42) Xandoz (p: 2). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	(1) kwalker (b: 24), (2) Lutt (b: 12).
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Last Update	2009 May 08 06:40 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Peckoltia brevis (La Monte, 1935)

Common Name(s)

LDA078, L205

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. 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

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)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

5.8 - 7.8

Temperature

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

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.

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

Cave spawner.

Further Information

References

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

Registered Keepers

(1) Ancistrus, (2) vriesea (k: 2), 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", (3) husky_jim (k: 7), (4) CatBrat, (5) stang1, (6) azfisher (k: 2), (7) Freakdaddy (k: 2), (8) Yann (p: 2, k: 5), who also notes: "Rio Purus", (9) Lutt (k: 53), (10) Cooky_luvs, (11) emma, (12) Luka (k: 7), (13) Plecofanatic1989, (14) invaderwithkey, (15) Firestorming (k: 2), (16) aledk85, (17) Numbers (k: 12), who also notes: "Arrows 6cm $100 each Contracted white spot 1-6-08 cleared up with Salt, Ichonex, temp at 28c and extra O2", (18) nashnut (k: 2), (19) snaggle (k: 3), who also notes: "Wild caughts ", (20) sunfish, (21) Glauko, (22) catmar, (23) AleGer (k: 2), (24) nyamaoan (k: 2), (25) AlvinBrockway, (26) jessey, (27) claro, (28) andreogmikela, (29) upc239 (p: 2, k: 6), (30) Steen (k: 3), (31) kwalker (k: 8), (32) David R, (33) stumac (k: 3), (34) Yofman, (35) Ecrevince, (36) kiwiplymouth, (37) urison, (38) victoriaz24, (39) Bjørn, (40) chris521957, (41) nattt33, (42) Xandoz (p: 2).

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Breeding Reports

(1) kwalker (b: 24), (2) Lutt (b: 12).