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Peckoltia caenosa
Peckoltia caenosa is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in streams in the llanos of Venezuela that are part of the Orinoco drainage basin. The streams that it inhabits are typically slow-flowing and muddy, and the species is often seen hiding inside submerged hollow logs during the day. The species reaches 15.7 cm (6.2 inches) SL. Its specific epithet is derived from a Latin word...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 616758.