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 |
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| 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]
