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

Pair - male on right
Pair - male on top
Ventral view
Fry
Dorsal view
Dorsal view of head
Fry, 4 days after hatching
Young fry, just before egg-sac is consumed.
Fry
Fry
Fry
Male

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Peckoltia lujani** Armbruster, Werneke & Tan, 2015
Common Names	L127, Lujans Pleco L207, Lujans Sugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Amazonas, río Orinoco at Paso Ganado, 38 km NNW of San Fernando de Atabapo, 04.3842°, -067.7747°, Colombia.
Pronunciation	peck OLE tea ah - loo HAN eye.
Etymology	Peckoltia: named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon. lujani: Named in honor of Dr. Nathan Lujan. Dr. Lujan, a former graduate student of Armbruster, has led expeditions to some of the most remote regions of South America and obtained some of the most important specimens for the study of loricariid systematics specifically as well as South American fish systematics and ecology in general. Dr. Lujan also collected the best specimens known of the species at the time of description.
Species Information
Size	120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Males posses an unusual 'cauliflower floret growth' on their cheeks.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Known from the Meta Drainage near Villavicencio and the Orinoco from the mouth of the Meta to around Ciudad Bolivar. Orinoco (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 2020.
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	A cave spawner, the images above show captive bred fry.
Breeding Reports	There are 2 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	ZooKeys No. 480, pp 111, Fig. 5.
Registered Keepers	There are 43 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:04 (species record created: 2003 Dec 20 00:00)