Panaque suttonorum
| Panaque suttonorum | |
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| A large (48cm/19") adult Panaque suttonorum in an aquarium. Taken at Pier Aquatics, UK. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Panaque |
| Species: | P. suttonorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Panaque suttonorum | |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Panaque suttonorum". FishBase.