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Peckoltia amjikin Araújo, Ferreira, Silva & Wosiacki, 2025 |
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photo by
De Araújo et al., 2025 |
| Family: | Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae | |||
| Max. size: | 6.48 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 4-4. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: absence of spots or blotches on head and body; lower lips with rounded papillae; elongated odontodes on cheeks reaching the pectoral-fin spine when adpressed to body; space between the eyes not entirely covered by a blotch; parieto supraoccipital moderately elevated not forming an apparent crest; diminute plates with short odontodes on base of pectoral fins and anterior part of urogenital opening; prominent lateral wall of metapterygoid channel with sturdy base, including sinuous edges; adductor palatine crest forming a diminute, almost perceptible salient; upper and lower jaws with <25 teeth; seven saddles along the body; four oblique bars on body behind head, reaching further midventral plate rows series without fading; dark bars crossing membranes of dorsal fin; and yellow stripes of the head obliquely positioned on head, not larger than eye orbit (Ref. 138240). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||