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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 |
| 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) Log in to view data on a 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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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 4 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2023 Aug 12 05:18 (species record created: 2010 Sep 15 13:17) |