Panaque
maccus (Schaefer & Stewart, 1993) |
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Vedran Cuncic (1) Kylie Hogbin
(1) Vedran Stincic (1) BigFrogFeet
(4) |
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| Relevant
Information: |
There is an actual school
of thought, mainly in Germany, that the smaller Panaques are actually
Panaqolus and the larger species are Panaque,
thus this species would then be Panaqolus maccus. The differences
are that Panaque have 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. 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. |
| Common
Name: |
Clown panaque,
L104, L162, LDA22 |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Venezuela:
Portuguesa, Cojedes, Barinas, Rio Portuguesa drainage. Type
locality: Venezuela, Estado Portuguesa, Río Las
Marinas, upstream from bridge on Route 5 east of Guanare, tributary
of Río Portuguesa, Río Orinoco basin approx. 9º05'N
69º40'W. |
| Size:
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10.0cm.
(4ins) |
| Temp: |
25-30°c
(77-87°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
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Family: Loricariidae
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