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Was first published in the magazine DATZ in December 1992 as Ancistrinae sp and the L-number 350. As of the latest paper by Armbruster et al. (2015) this species has now been moved into the Peckoltia genus. Description: The tiny eyes and the long caudal fin filaments are characteristic of this species. Habitat: A deep river channel species which accounts for the lack of an iris operculum. The deeper they reside the less pigmentation on the body. Aquarium Care: Should be kept at slightly higher temperatures and have a requirement for a higher oxygen intake. Peacfull inhabitants of an aquarium. Diet: Omnivore; Vegetarian food, tablets & pellets, insect larvae, zooplankton and soft wood.

L350, Peruvian Lyre-tail pleco, Coal pleco

Hemiancistrus pankimpuju

Loricariidae

South America: Marion River drainage, upper Amazon River, Peru. Type Locality: Río Marañon, Pongo de Manseriche above Borjam 35.5 kilometers northeast of Juan Velasco (Santa Maria de Nieva), 4°27'38''S, 77°34'53''W, Departamento Amazonas, Peru.

13.0cm. (5¼ins)

24-27°c (75-81°f)

6.0-7.5.

Armbruster, Jonathan W., David C. Werneke & Milton Tan. 2015 Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes). ZooKeys 480: 97-123.
Lujan, NK and CC Chamon (2008) Two new species of Loricariidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from main channels of the upper and middle Amazon Basin, with discussion of deep water specialization in loricariids. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 19: 271–282.
Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.