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Peckoltia
caenosa Armbruster, 2008
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Relevant Information: |
Peckoltia caenosa can be
identified from all other species of Peckoltia by having
dark vermiculations on the abdomen (vs. spots, long, fairly
straight, wide lines, or plain); from all except P.
bachi by having the dorsal and lateral surface
of the body mottled (vs. with spots or saddles); and from P.
bachi by having the spots on the head small (vs. large)
and generally forming vermiculations (vs. separate), the pelvic
spines narrow (vs. wide), and the eye high on the head (vs.
low). Aquarium care: Should be kept at slightly
higher temperatures and have a requirement for a higher oxygen
intake. Peacfull inhabitants of an aquarium. Sexual
differences: Males have bristles behind the gill covers,
on the pectoral fin spines and on the posterior part of the
body. They also posses bristles on the upper caudal fin rays.
Diet: Omnivores, easy to feed with frozen and
live foods and also tablet and flake food. Remarks:
P. caenosa inhabits slow-flowing muddy streams. Also
encountered inside submerged, hollow logs during the day |
Common
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LDA020, LDA021 |
Synonyms: |
None |
Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
Venezuela: Found
in the llanos of Venezuela in rivers draining into the middle
Río Orinoco |
Size: |
16.0cm. (6¼ins) |
Temp: |
23-26°c (73-79°f.) |
p.H. |
6.5-7.5. |
Reference: |
Armbruster, J.W.,
2008. The genus Peckoltia with the description of two new species
and a reanalysis of the phylogeny of the genera of the Hypostominae
(Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Zootaxa 1822:1-76. |
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