Ancistomus sabaji/Peckoltia sabaji (L 301)

Armbruster, 2003
Ancistomus sabaji/Peckoltia sabaji (L 301)
dedicated Dr. Mark Henry Sabaj
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Genus
Synonyms
Leopard-Trugschilderwels
Para Pleco
Peckoltia sabaji
Sabaj´s leopard pleco
Length (total)
approx.  25 cm
Standard length (documented)
197.7 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.5

Amazonas (VEN), Bolívar (VEN), Roraima, Amazonas (BRA), Vichada

Brazil, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela

Atlantic NE | Río Orinoco | Rio Branco ➙ Negro ➙ Amazonas

[ 2.967,-59.569 ]
Map to Ancistomus sabaji/Peckoltia sabaji (L 301)
Locality
in pools, under stones
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
rocks
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: Männchen haben einen breiteren Kopf, eine schmalere Taille und eine spitzere Genitalpapille, ggf. sind die Interopercularodontoden kräftig/länger.
Standard
Handbuch L-Welse
 
 
from
to
 
Quantity
 
 
Temp.
25
27
 
pH
7.20
7.40
 
GH
6
7
 
KH
4
5
 
NO³
 
Cond.
125
150
 
 
present
I / 4 rays
(13 -) 7 + 6-7 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark dots
II / 7 rays
dark dots
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
last seen on a
german stock list
18/December/2012
  • Schraml, Erwin, 2004 "Alte und neue LDA-Nummern - Zur Identifikation einiger Harnischwelse" (Das Aquarium) P. 22
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.486
  • A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse"  edition: 1 (2005) P.250
Pic. 2: Ancistomus sabaji/Peckoltia sabaji (L 301)
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