Peckoltichthys bachi

Peckoltichthys bachi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Genus: Peckoltichthys
A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1917
Species: P. bachi
Binomial name
Peckoltichthys bachi
(Boulenger 1898)
Synonyms

Hemiancistrus arenarius Eigenmann & Allen 1942
Chaetostomus bachi Boulenger 1898
Peckoltia bachi Boulenger 1898
Peckoltichthys filicaudatus Miranda Ribeiro 1917
Hemiancistrus ucayalensis Fowler, 1940

Peckoltichthys bachi is a species of armored catfish and the only member of this genus. This species is found throughout the upper Amazon River and its tributaries in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[1]

References

  1. 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. 480: 97–123. doi:10.3897/zookeys.480.6540.


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