Peckoltia oligospila[2] 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 in) SL.[3] 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.[4]

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 edit

  1. ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Peckoltia oligospila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T140645689A140645709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T140645689A140645709.pt. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Peckoltia oligospila". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Peckoltia oligospila" in FishBase. April 2022 version.
  4. ^ "Peckoltia oligospila • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.