Peckoltia lineola • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Peckoltia lineola** Armbruster, 2008
Common Name(s)	LDA057, L202, LDA079
Type Locality	Venezuela, Amazonas, Río Orinoco drainage, 88.3, Río Ventuari, 23 km NE of Macuruco, 94 km E of San Fernando de Atabapo, 04°04’50”N, 66°51’55”W.
Pronunciation	peck OLE tea ah
Etymology	Named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon. Lineola is Latin for little line, refers to the short lines on the compound pterotic.
Species Information
Size	97mm (3.8") 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 Ventuari of Venezuela and the Río Iniridá of Colombia. Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ventuari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Guaviare, Inirida (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Temperature	23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°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.
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	Zootaxa 1822: 1–76 (2008)
Registered Keepers	(1) xingumike, (2) Only enemy of the state, (3) jb92, (4) theonetruepath (k: 2), (5) Azarak, (6) h2opleco, (7) nowhereman (k: 3), (8) Hellboy (p: 2), (9) warrior_wolf73, (10) electrophyste (k: 2), (11) wobbler (k: 6), (12) theblackrose1369, (13) 2wheelsx2 (p: 2, k: 7), who also notes: "Acqured on April 20, 2011. One female and male are a pair. In 20 gallon quarantine tank.", "Actually added 5 but 3 perished in quarantine due to dumb mistake on my part - bacterial bloom", (14) brizmale28, (15) stumac (k: 2), (16) redfan, (17) milosz (k: 3), (18) jp11biod, (19) GregT, (20) Dally, (21) stealth77, (22) psyk1, (23) TB1987 (p: 2, k: 2), who also notes: "Surprisingly hardy species, survived power cuts, tank changes, bacterial blooms etc. Did very well on a variety of vegetables and algae wafers.", "Surprisingly hardy species, survived power cuts, tank moves, bacterial blooms etc. Did well on a wide range of vegetables and algae wafers.". 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	None.
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Last Update	2012 Mar 24 14:12 (species record created: 2001 Nov 15 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Peckoltia lineola Armbruster, 2008

Venezuela, Amazonas, Río Orinoco drainage, 88.3, Río Ventuari, 23 km NE of Macuruco, 94 km E of San Fernando de Atabapo, 04°04’50”N, 66°51’55”W.

Pronunciation

peck OLE tea ah

Etymology

Named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon. Lineola is Latin for little line, refers to the short lines on the compound pterotic.

Species Information

Size

97mm (3.8") 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 Ventuari of Venezuela and the Río Iniridá of Colombia.
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ventuari (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Guaviare, Inirida (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

Temperature

23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°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.

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

Zootaxa 1822: 1–76 (2008)

Registered Keepers

(1) xingumike, (2) Only enemy of the state, (3) jb92, (4) theonetruepath (k: 2), (5) Azarak, (6) h2opleco, (7) nowhereman (k: 3), (8) Hellboy (p: 2), (9) warrior_wolf73, (10) electrophyste (k: 2), (11) wobbler (k: 6), (12) theblackrose1369, (13) 2wheelsx2 (p: 2, k: 7), who also notes: "Acqured on April 20, 2011. One female and male are a pair. In 20 gallon quarantine tank.", "Actually added 5 but 3 perished in quarantine due to dumb mistake on my part - bacterial bloom", (14) brizmale28, (15) stumac (k: 2), (16) redfan, (17) milosz (k: 3), (18) jp11biod, (19) GregT, (20) Dally, (21) stealth77, (22) psyk1, (23) TB1987 (p: 2, k: 2), who also notes: "Surprisingly hardy species, survived power cuts, tank changes, bacterial blooms etc. Did very well on a variety of vegetables and algae wafers.", "Surprisingly hardy species, survived power cuts, tank moves, bacterial blooms etc. Did well on a wide range of vegetables and algae wafers.".

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Breeding Reports

None.