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Peckoltia capitulata

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Peckoltia capitulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Peckoltia
Species:
P. capitulata
Binomial name
Peckoltia capitulata

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Peckoltia capitulata". FishBase.