Panaque titan
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| Panaque titan | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Panaque |
| Species: | P. titan |
| Binomial name | |
| Panaque titan Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010 | |
Panaque titan[2][3] is a species of freshwater fish from the South American armoured catfish family Loricariidae. It is known from several rivers in the Napo River basin in Ecuador,[2] where it was perhaps first encountered in 1975, although it was not scientifically described until 2010.[4] The species reaches at least 39.4 cm (15.5 in) SL.[5]
In the aquarium trade, there have been thought to be two forms of fish that resemble P. titan; Panaque sp. L191 from the Caquetá River in Colombia[6][7] and Panaque sp. L418 from the Huallaga River in Peru.[7][8]
As of May 2022, L-418 is the L-number currently associated with this species, whereas L-191 corresponds with a different, seemingly undescribed Panaque species.[5]
