Peckoltia wernekei
L243 · LDA086
Formerly Peckoltia sp.
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Quick facts
Difficulty5 of 8 measures
- Space
- large tank
- Water
- flexible
- Temp
- needs a steady temperature
- Diet
- unknown
- Temperament
- unknown
- Social
- needs to be in a group
- Compatibility
- choose tankmates carefully
Other demands
Each of these can raise the rating on its own, whatever the measures above say.
- Hardiness
- unknown
Peckoltia wernekei, also known as L243 and LDA086, is a suckermouth catfish known only from parts of the upper Río Orinoco drainage in Amazonas state, southern Venezuela. Armbruster and Lujan described it in 2016 from the Ventuari drainage. It is sometimes confused with Peckoltia lineola, alongside which it is often exported for the aquarium trade.
Etymology
Peckoltia: named for German botanist and pharmacist Gustavo Peckolt who was born in Brazil, became a member of the Natural History Commission of Rondon, and published important books about Brazilian plants in the late 1800s alongside his father Theodor.
Distribution
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 30 cm48 ∗ 12 in should be the smallest considered.
Water conditions
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Notes
Sometimes confused with Peckoltia lineola (Armbruster, 2008) alongside which it's often exported for the aquarium trade.
References
- Stawikowski, R., A. Werner and I. Seidel (2004). DATZ Special: L-Numbers. DATZ, 1-132
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How the name has changed
L243 (LDA086) described as Peckoltia wernekei by Armbruster and Lujan 2016
2016A new species of Peckoltia from the Upper Orinoco (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)
Distribution
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