Peckoltia oligospila

Peckoltia oligospila[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the lower Amazon River basin in Brazil. The species reaches 10.5 cm (4.1 inches) SL.[2] It appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to either by its associated L-number, which is L-006, or as the brown-dot peckoltia.[3]

Peckoltia oligospila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Peckoltia
Species:
P. oligospila
Binomial name
Peckoltia oligospila
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Chaetostomus oligospilus

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Peckoltia oligospila". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Peckoltia oligospila". FishBase.
  3. "Peckoltia oligospila • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
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