Peckoltia feldbergae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Hypostominae
Tribus: Ancistrini
Genus: Peckoltia
Species: Peckoltia feldbergae

Name

• Peckoltia feldbergae Oliveira et. al., 2012

Holotype: INPA 32352. Paratypes: ANSP 191000 (3); INPA 4032 (1), 28953 (9), 31451 (5), 31491 (5), 30809 (1), 30879 (1), 31157 (2); MPEG 16765 (1); MZUSP 105755 (1); MCP 46404 (1); MZUEL 5747 (1); NUP 12347 (1); ROM 84771 (2), 84770 (2).

Type locality: Brazil, Pará, Altamira, Rio Xingu, Ilha de Babaquara, upstream Altamira, 03°23'45"S, 052°12'16"W.[1]

Etymology: The specific name is given in honor of Dr. Eliana Feldberg, researcher of Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, for her many contributions on cytogenetics of Amazon fish.

Vernacular names

Ornamental fish trade: L12, L13, L163

References

• Oliveira, R. R. de, Rapp Py-Daniel, L., Zuanon, J. & Rocha, M. S.; 2012: A New Species of the Ornamental Catfish Genus Peckoltia (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Rio Xingu Basin, Brazilian Amazon. Copeia, 2012 (3): 547–553.