Peckoltia capitulata
| Peckoltia capitulata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Peckoltia |
| Species: | P. capitulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Peckoltia capitulata Fisch-Muller & Covain, 2012[1] | |
Peckoltia capitulata[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America and occurs in the Approuague River in French Guiana. The species was initially collected from a part of the river with a swift, strong current, which was unusually turbid at the time due to illegal gold mining activities in the area.
The species reaches a size of 7.6 cm (3 inches) standard length (SL). Its specific epithet, capitulata, is derived from Latin and refers to the species characteristically small head.[3][1]
References
- ^ a b Fisch-Muller, Sonia; Montoya-Burgos, Juan I.; Le Bail, Pierre-Yves; Covain, Raphaël (2012). "Diversity of the Ancistrini (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Guianas: the Panaque group, a molecular appraisal with descriptions of new species". Cybium. 36 (1): 163–193. doi:10.26028/cybium/2012-361-011.
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Peckoltia capitulata". FishBase.