/siluriformes/loricariidae/peckoltia/vermiculata/1.jpg "Peckoltia vermiculata")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/peckoltia/vermiculata/2.jpg "Peckoltia vermiculata")
Dorsal view
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Peckoltia vermiculata (Steindachner, 1908) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Pará, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Ancistrus vittatus vermiculata, Ancistrus vittatus vermiculatus |
| Pronunciation | peck OLE tea ah |
| Etymology | Peckoltia: named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 130mm or 5.1" 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 | South America: Middle and lower Amazon River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| 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 | Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 45 (no. 11) (for 2 Apr. 1908), pp 166. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.18.5239 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:04 (species record created: 2013 Aug 10 08:58) |