PlanetCatfish.com - Peckoltia pankimpuju (Loricariidae) Cat-eLog

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Peckoltia pankimpuju** (Lujan & Chamon, 2008)
Common Names	L350, Coal Pleco Kulsugemalle (Denmark), Peruvian Lyre-tail
Type Locality	Río Marañon, Pongo de Manseriche above Borjam 35.5 kilometers northeast of Juan Velasco (Santa Maria de Nieva), 4°27'38''S, 77°34'53''W, Departamento Amazonas, Peru.
Synonym(s)	Hemiancistrus pankimpuju
Pronunciation	peck OLE tea ah - Pan Kim poo hoo.
Etymology	Peckoltia: named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon.
Species Information
Size	400mm or 15.7" 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	Rio Huallaga, Peru Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Huallaga (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Rock piles and wood tangles. Plants are not vital.
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	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 19 (no. 3), pp 273, Fig. 2.
Registered Keepers	There are 7 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:36 (species record created: 2001 Dec 01 00:00)