Peckoltia brevis
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| Peckoltia brevis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Peckoltia |
| Species: | P. brevis |
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| Peckoltia brevis (La Monte, 1935) | |
Peckoltia brevis is a small species of Peckoltia belonging to the catfish family Loricariidae. Peckoltia brevis possesses the L-number L205.
Appearance
Peckoltia brevis grows to around 11 cm and has numerous black spots and stripes on its yellow coloured body. Males can be distinguished from females by their slimmer profile and small teeth-like projections or odontodes across the back half of their body.