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Panaqolus nocturnus (Schaefer & Stewart, 1993)

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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. Aquarium Care: Peaceful in the aquarium but not suitable for planted tanks as they are plant eaters. Tank set-up should contain wood of some description as the Panaques need this in their diet. Plants will not work too well as they will be eaten so plenty of wood scattered around the tank with a few caves for spawning activities on a sand or small rounded gravel bed will do just fine. Provide strong aeration due to the higher temperatures involved. 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. Sexual Differences: Males have long interopercular spines and their body is adorned with hair-like spines. Etymology: The specific name nocturnus: Nocturnus meaning nocturnal, referring to the dark coloration.

Common Name:

Dusky Panaque

Synonyms:

Panaque nocturnus

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Santiago and Pastaza River basins, upper Napo drainage. Type locality: Peru, Departamento Amazonas, Río Santiago, near la Poza, Río Marañon basin, 4º01'24"S 77º45'06"W.

Size:

14.5cm. (5¾ins)

Temp:

24-28°c (75-83°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

The species is listed as Least Concern because it has a relatively wide range and is not exposed to any major threat because it lives in a largely inaccessible area but needs updating (IUCN 2016).

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2018. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2018 ).
Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.
Velasquez, M. & Chocano, L. 2016. Panaqolus nocturnus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.

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Panaqolus nocturnus

Panaqolus nocturnus
Head view

Panaqolus nocturnus

Panaqolus nocturnus
Mouth view

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