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Panaqolus
changae (Chockley & Armbruster, 2002) |
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Allan
James (2) Yann Fulliquet
(1) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
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| Relevant
Information: |
Dorsal spines (total):
2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 7. Presence of dark bars on the trunk
(6-12) and bands on the fins alternating with light interspaces;
posterodorsal to anteroventral orientation of bars on the trunk;
ratio of pectoral spine length to pelvic-dorsal distance 111-149%;
ratio of pelvic spine length to pelvic dorsal distance 102-132%;
1-2 dark bands on its adipose fins; light interspaces as wide or
wider than the dark bars and bands. The differences between the
Panaqolus and the Panaque genera is that the
latter has an oval shaped mouth and the jaws have very large spatulate
teeth with a single cusp, arranged in a v form and Panaqolus
have a small number of spatulate teeth and are also a smaller genus.
Aquarium care:
Peacfull in the aquarium but not suitable for planted tanks as they
are plant eaters.
Diet: All Panaque (Panaqolus)
are wood eaters so would need this in an aquarium set-up. Feed also
vegetable foods such as cucumber and courgette (zucchini) and sinking
tablets. Sexual differences: Males posses a broad
head and odontodes on the posterior part of the body, behind the
gill covers and on the pectoral spines. The latter two are a lot
shorter in the females. Remarks: Can be identified,
apart from the striped body, by the fine reticulated pattern to
the head area. |
| Common
Name: |
L226,
Iquitos Tiger Pleco |
| Synonyms: |
Panaque changae |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Peru
: Río Itaya, río Amazonas drainage, 11 km south-southwest
of center of Iquitos at bearing 39°, 3°49'47.6"S,
73°18'2.9"W, Loreto |
| Size:
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12cm. (4¾ins) |
| Temp: |
25-28°c
(77-83°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0 -7.0. |
| Reference: |
Seidel,
I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen,
Germany 208 p
Chockley, B.R. and J.W. Armbruster 2002
Panaque changae, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)
from eastern Peru. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 13(1):81-90. |
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