Identity and locality
Peckoltia cavatica Armbruster & Werneke, 2005
Rupununi River near Massara, Guyana
Diagnostic evidence and naming
Original Zootaxa diagnosis describes orange border to dorsal fin and thin black lines following head plate boundaries, differentiating from P. braueri and vermiculated P. vermiculata. Peckoltia cavatica was described from the Rupununi drainage of Guyana in 2005. Lateritic rock-hole occurrence is natural habitat, not verified aquarium spawning parameters.
Breeding and genetics limitations
Original cave ecology does not establish a universal aquarium cave size, spawning trigger or first breeder.
Original references
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Public Discord research discussion
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