Peckoltia furcata

The Peckoltia furcata lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Peckoltia furcata can be identified from P. oligospila by having the upper caudal-fin spine longer than the lower (vs. lower spine longer) and by having bands in the caudal fin (vs. spots). Ancistrus yaravi had been recognized as a species of Peckoltia. More

Peckoltia furcata on Fish Mapper TSN 680315 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More

Common names

Carachama in Spanish (español)
叉毛口鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
叉毛口鲶 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Loricariidae
Genus : Peckoltia
Species : Peckoltia furcata
Authority : Fowler, 1940