Panaque suttonorum

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Panaque suttonorum
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A large (48cm/19") adult Panaque suttonorum in an aquarium. Taken at Pier Aquatics, UK.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Tribe: Ancistrini
Genus: Panaque
Species:
P. suttonorum
Binomial name
Panaque suttonorum
Synonyms
  • Panaque suttoni

Panaque suttonorum, [2] commonly known as the blue-eye panaque, is a species of freshwater fish from the South American catfish family Loricariidae. It is endemic to the Maracaibo Basin in Venezuela. [2] [3] In the wild, the species feeds on algae and reaches 28 cm (11 inches) SL, although it may grow larger in captivity. [4]

In 2010, P. suttonorum was reevaluated and considered to be a sister species of Panaque cochliodon , due to the similarities between the two. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Reis, R.; Lima, F. (2009). "Panaque suttonorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T167757A6377591. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167757A6377591.en . Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 Schultz, L. P (1944). "The catfishes of Venezuela, with descriptions of thirty eight new forms". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 94 (3172): 173–338. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.94-3172.173 . Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 Lujan, Nathan. K; Hidalgo, Max; Stewart, Donald. J (2010). "Revision of Panaque (Panaque), with Descriptions of Three New Species from the Amazon Basin (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" . Copeia. 2010 (4): 676–704. doi:10.1643/CI-09-185. S2CID   85959658 . Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Panaque suttonorum". FishBase .
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