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Peckoltia
''Peckoltia'' is a genus of small South American Loricariidae, armored suckermouth catfishes. Many of these fish are popular aquarium fish. Taxonomy ''Peckoltia'' is a Basal (phylogenetics), basal genus within the tribe Ancistrini of the subfamily Hypostominae. This genus is paraphyly, paraphyletic. At this point, many undescribed taxon, undescribed species remain. Many of the possibly undescribed species have an identification through the L-number system. ''Peckoltia'' species can be distinguished from most other in the genera in the tribe Ancistrini by having a lateral ridge on the opercle that usually has no odontodes and the teeth on their upper jaw (dentary) forming an angle under 90 degrees; while some genera also have an angled dentary, ''Peckoltia'' species lack synapomorphy, synapomorphies of these genera. This genus and the closely related ''Hemiancistrus'' may be synonym (taxonomy), synonymous, as neither genus is supported by synapomorphies. Generally, ''Peckoltia'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L-number
The L-number system is a semi-scientific classification system of catfish based on photographs of shipments of tropical catfish of the family Loricariidae published by the German aquarium magazine DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (The Aquarium and Terrarium Magazine)). The first L-number was published in 1988. An L-number is not a formal scientific designation, but it allows people to identify various loricariid catfish by a " common name" before the fish is officially described. When a loricariid receives an official scientific name, the L-number (or numbers) is retired; best practice is then to use the scientific name. A specific L-number classification does not guarantee a discrete species, multiple L numbers have been given to different populations of the same species. To add to the confusion, sometimes a single L-number may be used for multiple species. Additionally the aquarium magazine 'Das Aquarium' introduced a similar system using the prefix 'LDA'. L-num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peckoltia Ephippiata 37946 (2)
''Peckoltia'' is a genus of small South American armored suckermouth catfishes. Many of these fish are popular aquarium fish. Taxonomy ''Peckoltia'' is a basal genus within the tribe Ancistrini of the subfamily Hypostominae. This genus is paraphyletic. At this point, many undescribed species remain. Many of the possibly undescribed species have an identification through the L-number system. ''Peckoltia'' species can be distinguished from most other in the genera in the tribe Ancistrini by having a lateral ridge on the opercle that usually has no odontodes and the teeth on their upper jaw (dentary) forming an angle under 90 degrees; while some genera also have an angled dentary, ''Peckoltia'' species lack synapomorphies of these genera. This genus and the closely related ''Hemiancistrus'' may be synonymous, as neither genus is supported by synapomorphies. Generally, ''Peckoltia'' are considered to be those that have dorsal saddles and bands in the fins, while ''Heminancistru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peckoltia Brevis
''Peckoltia brevis'' is a small species of ''Peckoltia'' belonging to the catfish family Loricariidae. ''Peckoltia brevis'' possesses the L-number L205. Distribution ''Peckoltia brevis'' is found in the middle and upper Amazon within the Purus river basin. Appearance ''Peckoltia brevis'' grows to around 11 cm and has numerous black spots and stripes on its yellow coloured body. Males can be distinguished from females by their slimmer profile and small teeth-like projections or odontodes Odontodes, or dermal teeth, are hard structures found on the external surfaces of animals or near internal openings. They consist of a soft pulp surrounded by dentine and covered by a mineralized substance such as enamel, a structure similar to th ... across the back half of their body. Habits ''Peckoltia brevis'' inhabits tangled woody backwaters and feeds primarily on small meaty foods (such as carrion) and algae. In the aquarium ''Peckoltia brevis'' requires a tropical softwater aq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiancistrus
''Hemiancistrus'' is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes. These species are native to South America. The taxonomy of this genus is complex and unclear, and major work has to be done. Many of these fish are popular aquarium fish. Taxonomy ''Hemiancistrus'' is a genus within the tribe Ancistrini of the subfamily Hypostominae. This genus has long been used as a "dump" for Loricariid species; fish with unclear relationships have been classified as members of this genus. As such, this taxon is not monophyletic. At this point, many undescribed species remain. This genus and the closely related '' Peckoltia'' may be synonymous, as neither genus is supported by synapomorphies. ''Hemiancistrus'' species differ from other members of the '' Panaque'' clade lacking the synapomorphies of the other genera and having the dentaries meeting at an angle greater than 120°; in ''Peckoltia'' species, the dentaries meet at less than 90° Generally, ''Peckoltia'' are considered to be thos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peckoltia Caenosa
''Peckoltia caenosa'' is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in streams in the llanos of Venezuela that are part of the Orinoco drainage basin. The streams that it inhabits are typically slow-flowing and muddy, and the species is often seen hiding inside submerged hollow logs during the day. The species reaches 15.7 cm (6.2 inches) SL. Its specific epithet is derived from a Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ... word meaning "muddy" or "dirty", referring both to the species' mottled coloration and the muddy habitats in which it is found. This species sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, where it is usually referred to either as the mud pleco or by one of two L-numbers associated with it, which are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peckoltia Braueri
''Peckoltia braueri'' is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Rio Negro and the Branco River. It is typically found among large boulders in fast-moving riffles A riffle is a shallow landform in a flowing channel. Colloquially, it is a shallow place in a river where water flows quickly past rocks. However, in geology a riffle has specific characteristics. Topographic, sedimentary and hydraulic indica .... The species reaches 10.3 cm (4.1 inches) SL. ''P. braueri'' appears in the aquarium trade, where it is referred to either as the worm-line peckoltia or by one of three associated L-numbers, which are L-121, L-135, and L-305. References Ancistrini {{Improve categories, date=May 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiancistrus Pankimpuju
''Peckoltia pankimpuju'' is a species of armored catfish from the family Loricariidae, native to the Marañón River in the upper Amazon basin of Peru. It is commonly called the coal pleco, Peruvian lyre-tail, and L350 under the L-number code. It reaches up to about in length. This species, '' Panaque bathyphilus'', '' Panaqolus nix'', ''Loricaria spinulifera'' and '' L. pumila'' are the only loricariid catfish species known to occur in a deep water form with reduced pigment and eyes (similar to cavefish Cavefish or cave fish is a generic term for fresh and brackish water fish adapted to life in caves and other underground habitats. Related terms are subterranean fish, troglomorphic fish, troglobitic fish, stygobitic fish, phreatic fish and ...), and another "normal" form in shallower waters. ''P. pankimpuju'' and a few other loricariid catfish species of the main stream of large South American rivers have greatly elongated streamers on their tail. It is speculated tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peckoltichthys
''Peckoltichthys bachi'' is a species of armored catfish and the only member of its genus. This species is found throughout the upper Amazon River and its tributaries in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The species reaches 14 cm (5.5 inches) SL. FishBase lists this species as a member of ''Peckoltia ''Peckoltia'' is a genus of small South American Loricariidae, armored suckermouth catfishes. Many of these fish are popular aquarium fish. Taxonomy ''Peckoltia'' is a Basal (phylogenetics), basal genus within the tribe Ancistrini of the subfami ...''. References Ancistrini Fish of Brazil Freshwater fish of Colombia Freshwater fish of Ecuador Freshwater fish of Peru {{Loricariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peckoltia Capitulata
''Peckoltia capitulata'' is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Approuague River in French Guiana. It was initially collected from an area of the river with a swift, strong current that was noted to be unusually turbid at the time of collection due to illegal gold mining in the area. The species reaches 7.6 cm (3 inches) SL. Its specific epithet, ''capitulata'', is derived from Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ... and reportedly refers to the characteristically small head of the species. References Ancistrini Fish described in 2012 Fish of South America {{Loricariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancistomus
''Ancistomus'' is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes found in shallow waters in rapidly flowing rivers in the southeastern Amazon basin in Brazil. Species There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: * '' Ancistomus feldbergae'' R. R. de Oliveira, Rapp Py-Daniel, Zuanon & M. S. Rocha, 2012 * ''Ancistomus micrommatos'' A. R. Cardoso & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2003 * '' Ancistomus snethlageae'' Steindachner, 1911 * ''Ancistomus spilomma'' A. R. Cardoso & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2003 * ''Ancistomus spinosissimus ''Ancistomus spinosissimus'' is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it is known only from the upper and middle Tocantins River basin in Brazil. The species reaches 12.7 cm (5 inch ...'' A. R. Cardoso & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2003 References Fish of South America Hypostominae {{Loricariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypostominae
The Hypostominae are a subfamily of catfishes of the family Loricariidae. Most members are restricted to tropical and subtropical South America, but there are also several species (in genera ''Ancistrus'', '' Chaetostoma'', ''Lasiancistrus'', '' Leptoancistrus'' and ''Hemiancistrus'') in southern Central America. ''Hypostomus plecostomus'', which is popular in the aquarium trade, has been introduced to several regions far from its native range. Studies conducted with representatives of some genera of Hypostominae showed, within this group, the diploid number ranges from 2n = 52 to 2n = 80. However, the supposed wide karyotypic diversity the family Loricariidae or the subfamily Hypostominae would present is almost exclusively restricted to the genus ''Hypostomus'', and the species from the other genera had a conserved diploid number. Taxonomy *Ancistrini (sometimes considered a separate subfamily as Ancistrinae) ** ''Acanthicus'' ** ''Ancistrus'' ** ''Andeancistrus'' ** '' Ara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loricariidae
The Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with 92 genera and just over 680 species. Loricariids originate from freshwater habitats of Costa Rica, Panama, and tropical and subtropical South America. These fish are noted for the bony plates covering their bodies and their suckermouths. Several genera are sold as " plecos", notably the suckermouth catfish, '' Hypostomus plecostomus'', and are popular as aquarium fish. Common names Members of the family Loricariidae are commonly referred to as loricariids, suckermouth armoured catfishes, or armoured catfish. The name " plecostomus", and its shortened forms "pleco" and "plec", are used for many Loricariidae, since ''Plecostomus plecostomus'' (now called '' Hypostomus plecostomus'') was one of the first loricariid species imported for the fish-keeping hobby. Some loricariids are not normally considered "plecostomus", such as '' Farlowella'' catfish. In their native range, these fish are known as ''casc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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