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Panaque suttonorum Schultz, 1944

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Description: 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: This species is a bit robust in an aquarium set-up so would need plenty of hiding places, plenty of water changes, due to their wood eating habits, and powerfull filtration. Needs a spacious aquarium. Diet: All Panaques and also the Panaqolus genera are wood eaters so would need this in an aquarium set-up. Feed also vegetable foods such as cucumber, courgette (zucchini) and sinking tablets. Etymology: The specific name suttonorum: –orum (L.), commemorative suffix, plural: in honour of Dr. (1894-1950) and Mrs. Fredrick A. Sutton, who were “very kind” to Schultz when he stayed at the camp of the Lago Petroleum Corporation in Maracaibo, Venezuela [originally spelled suttoni; emended speling is in prevailing usage].

Common Name:

Blue-eye panaque

Synonyms:

Panaque suttoni

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Western and eastern tributaries of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela and Colombia. Type locality: Río Negro below the mouth of the Río Yasa, Maracaibo basin, Venezuela.

Size:

28.0cm. (11ins)

Temp:

20-24°c (67-75°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2024 )
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Panaque suttonorum

Panaque suttonorum
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