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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 44 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 28 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.18.982 | |
Last Update | 2022 Jan 17 12:25 (species record created: 2003 Dec 20 00:00) |