ephippiata (lat.) = saddle
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 13 cm
Standard length (documented)
101.7 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: Odontodes on the back body, caudal peduncle and caudal upper rays
Standard
unknown
 
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
without Pattern
5 soft rays
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
without Pattern
5 soft rays
no stripes and dots in dorsal fin
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Armbruster, J.W.; Werneke, D.C. & Tan, M., 2015 "Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes)" (ZooKeys, Vol. 480, P. 97)
- Armbruster, J.W. & Lujan, N.K., 2016 "A new species of Peckoltia from the Upper Orinoco (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (ZooKeys, Vol. 569, P. 117)
Many thanks to
for the pictures
1, 2, 3
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