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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Panaque: A Venezuelan name of the fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Peters.
Issue
New combination by Eigenmann & Eigenmann (1889:44); 12S and 16S mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences used in a molecular phylogeny of Loricariidae by Montoya-Burgos et al. (1998: figs. 3,4,6).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 2 - 15. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Orinoco and southern middle and lower Amazon River tributaries.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36713)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Aquarium keeping: feeds on plants and roots; minimum aquarium size 120 cm (Ref. 51539).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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. (Ref. 36713)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
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