Close-up of mouth
Ventral view
Lateral view of preserved specimen
Dorsal view
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| Scientific Name | Peckoltia furcata (Fowler, 1940) |
| Common Names | Forktail Pleco Gaffelhalet Sommerfuglesugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Contamana, Río Ucayali basin, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Chaetostoma furcatum, Chaetostomus aculeatus furcatus, Chaetostomus furcatus |
| 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 | |
| Size | 92mm or 3.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| 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, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
| 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 | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 91 (for 1939), pp 238, Figs. 28-29. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 4 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.18.2538 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |