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Panaqolus dentex (Günther, 1868) |
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Haakon Haagensen (1) |
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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: Peaceful in the aquarium but not suitable for planted tanks as they are plant eaters. 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. |
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None |
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Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Napo, Pastaza and Marañon River basins, Ecuador and Peru. Type locality: Peru, Departamento Loreto, Xeberos (or Jeberos), upper Río Aipena system, tributary to Río Huallaga near its confluence with Río Marañon, approx. 5º18'S 76º17'W. |
Size: |
10.0cm (4ins) |
Temp: |
25-28°c (77-83°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.,
2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary
types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
 Panaqolus
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