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Panaque
titan Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010 |
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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.
Panaque titan is diagnosed from all members of subgenus
Scobinancistrus by having greater than six dentary and
premaxillary teeth (vs. three or four dentary and premaxillary
teeth), by dentary and premaxillary tooth cusps being unicuspid
(vs. bicuspid), and by dentary and premaxillary tooth cusps being
short and ladle- or spoonshaped (vs. main tooth cusps being long
and spatulate); and from all members of subgenus Panaqolus
by having a body colour pattern consisting of irregular and widely
spaced dark gray to brown stripes and spots on light brown to
tan base colour (vs. body colour pattern consisting of white spots
on a black base or vertical and/or oblique bands), by individuals,
145 mm SL having a hyaline caudal-fin window (vs. caudal-fin uniformly
opaque, banded, or spotted), and by reaching a maximum adult size
of at least 394 mm SL (vs.,150 mm SL). Remarks:
Saul (1975:120) conducted an ecological study of the fishes in
the Napo River in Ecuador and reported the following in regard
to a single specimen of Panaque titan, new species (KU
13907; originally identified as P. nigrolineatus, ANSP
130587): ‘‘taken in an inlet of the Rió Aguarico
in deep fast-moving water (1.0–2.5 m deep) where submerged
trees, limbs, and logs formed a mass of snags. The bottom in this
area was rock, giving way to a quietly flowing, sandybottomed
pool. Stomach contents.—Plant debris (78 cc).’’
Many of the other type specimens came from similarly deep waters,
and those that were examined had mostly wood particles in their
anterior gut. 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 Panaque (Panaqolus) are wood eaters so would
need this in an aquarium set-up. Feed also vegetable foods such
as cucumber, courgette (zucchini) and sinking tablets. See further
information from the reference, Lujan et al. 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:
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Gold Trim Panaque, L418 |
Synonyms: |
None |
Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Ecuador,
Napo River basin. Type Locality (Holotype) Ecuador,
Sucumbíos Province, Napo River drainage, Apoalla Creek,
tributary of the lower Shushufindi River, 0u179S, 76u279W. |
Size: |
40.0cm. (14ins) |
Temp: |
24-29°c (75-85°f.) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
Reference: |
Seidel, I. 2008.
Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p
Lujan, NK, M Hidalgo & DJ Stewart, 2010.
Revision of Panaque (Panaque), with descriptions of three new
species from the Amazon basin (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Copeai
2010: 676–704. |
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