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Peckoltia Lujani
''Peckoltia lujani'' is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Orinoco and Meta River basins in Venezuela and Colombia. The species reaches 7.5 cm (3 inches) SL. ''P. lujani'' was described in 2015 by Jonathan W. Armbruster (of Auburn University), David C. Werneke, and Milton Tan alongside two other species in the genus ''Peckoltia'': ''Peckoltia greedoi, P. greedoi'' and Peckoltia ephippiata, ''P. ephippiata''. Its specific epithet honors Nathan K. Lujan, a former graduate student of Armbruster. ''P. lujani'' is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, where it is often referred to either as Lujan's pleco or by one of two associated L-numbers, which are L-127 and L-207. The species was known in the trade for quite some time prior to its official description, hence the presence of L-numbers associated with it. References Ancistrini Fish described in 2015 Fish of Venezuela Fish of Colombia {{Hypostomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
