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Peckoltia pankimpuju Lujan & Chamon, 2008

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Robin Warne (2) Yann Fulliquet (2) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (3)

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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. Etymology: The specific name pankimpuju: pankim, beautiful, and puju, white, in the language of the Aguaruna (Awajun) people of northern Peru, referring to its nearly white body.

Common Name:

L350, Peruvian Lyre-tail pleco, Coal pleco

Synonyms:

Hemiancistrus pankimpuju

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

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.

Size:

13.0cm. (5¼ins)

Temp:

24-27°c (75-81°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Although the information on this species is very scarce (it is only known from two specimens), the species is listed as Least Concern because it is probably not exposed to any threats due to its benthic and nocturnal behaviour but it does need updating (IUCN 2016).

Reference:

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.
Hidalgo del Aguila, M. & Chocano, L. 2016. Peckoltia pankimpuju. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.
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.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails

Peckoltia pankimpuju

Peckoltia pankimpuju
Deep Water specimen

Peckoltia pankimpuju

Peckoltia pankimpuju
Ventral view

Peckoltia pankimpuju

Peckoltia pankimpuju
Head view

Peckoltia pankimpuju

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