/siluriformes/loricariidae/peckoltia/sp%28l451%29/1.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L451)")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/peckoltia/sp%28l451%29/2.jpg "Peckoltia sp. (L451)")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Peckoltia sp. (L451) |
| Common Names | L451, Santarem Tiger Pleco Santarem-tigersugemalle (Denmark) |
| Pronunciation | peck OLE tea ah |
| Etymology | Peckoltia: named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon. |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | This species sports large white spots which become more widely spaces with age. |
| 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 | Santarem, Brazil |
| 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 | Cave spawner. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Aqualog (supplement) matches DATZ. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 4 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.18.795 | |
| Last Update | 2022 Jan 22 10:33 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 07:37) |
