 Summary of Peckoltia |
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| New spp. / time |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Species | There are 63 "species" in our database. Peckoltia brevis is the most commonly kept (k: 1). Peckoltia sabaji has the most images (i: 55). |
| Keepers | 1 species (1.6%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Pronunciation | peck OLE tea ah |
| Etymology | Peckoltia: named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon. |
| 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. |
| Furniture | Rock piles and wood tangles. Plants are not vital. |
| 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. |
| Breeding | Cave spawner. |
| Size | Smallest 72 mm, largest 400 mm, average 117mm, most commonly 100mm. All SL. |
| Distribution |
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| Most Kept Species |
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| 1. | (100%) |
