AquaticRepublic.com - Peckoltia furcata (Loricariidae) All Fishes

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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.
Species Information
Size	92mm or 3.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Males have odontodes on back of the body and on pectoral fins.
General Remarks	The placement in Peckoltia is not entirely clear, and it may belong in Hemiancistrus.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Ucayali River basin, Peru. 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 , range map and more 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.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:04 (species record created: 2010 Sep 15 13:17)