Close-up of head of male
Close-up of male showing posterior odontodes
Male
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| Scientific Name | Peckoltia amjikin Araújo, Ferreira, Silva & Wosiacki, 2025 |
| Common Names | Tocantins Peckoltia Skovbundssugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Rio Tocantins, Pará State, Brazil, 5°20'11.9"S, 48°51'15.5"W. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Pronunciation | peck OLE tea ah |
| Etymology | Peckoltia: named after Gustavo Peckolt, member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| 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. 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 Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| 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 | Journal of Fish Biology Early View, pp 2, Figs. 1, 2a-b, 3, 4a, 5. |
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| More Resources | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.18.878 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |