Identity and locality
Peckoltia wernekei Armbruster & Lujan, 2016
Lower Río Ventuari, Amazonas, Venezuela
Diagnostic evidence and naming
ZooKeys formal original compares former Orinoco Peckoltia vittata lookalikes. Three black bar-shaped upper-lip markings resemble a moustache; genetics and tooth-count/shape analysis separate the new species from P. vittata and P. lujani. The 2016 described Ventuari River species Peckoltia wernekei is also associated with historic trade names L243/LDA086, not documented breeder-origin strains.
Breeding and genetics limitations
A morphologically described species is not a breeder-created strain. No founder crossing or trait segregation reported.
Original references
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