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Issue: Vol. 882 No. 1: 4 Mar. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-03-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.882.1.1
Page range: 1–14
Abstract views: 44
PDF downloaded: 22

Peckoltia cavatica, a new loricariid catfish from Guyana and a redescription of P. braueri (Eigenmann 1912) (Siluriformes)

Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 331 Funchess, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 101 Cary Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
Pisces Ancistrini Hypostominae Neotropics South America suckermouth armored catfishes

Abstract

Peckoltia cavatica is described as a new species and P. braueri is redescribed. Peckoltia cavatica and P. braueri differ from all other Peckoltia by having distal orange bands on the dorsal and caudal fins when alive and by having the plates and bones of the head and nape outlined in black. Peckoltia cavatica is found in the Essequibo River basin, and P. braueri is found in the Takutu River basin. The species differ in that P. cavatica has weaker dorsal saddles, the plates and bones of the head and nape are completely outlined in black (vs. partially outlined in P. braueri), lacks vermiculate lines on the pterotic-supracleithrum, lacks at least one, broken band in the caudal fin, and has wider orange bands.

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