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Name

Scientific name

Panaqolus sp.

Described by

Not recorded

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Family

Loricariidae

Common names

L403

Photograph credits

All 1 credited

Summary

L403 is an undescribed wood-eating suckermouth catfish in the genus Panaqolus, known only from the rio Anapu in Pará state, Brazil. The spe…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

120mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 24–30°C, pH 6–7

Hardness

2–10dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, Amazon, Anapu

Writing

Etymology

Panaqolus: a diminutive form of the generic name Panaque.

Distribution

Known only from the rio Anapu, a tributary of the lower Amazon basin in Pará state, Brazil.

Habitat

Not written yet

Aquarium size

An aquarium with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.

Maintenance

Not difficult to maintain under the correct conditions; we strongly recommend keeping it in a tank designed to simulate a flowing stream with a substrate of va…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

This species feeds mainly by rasping wood, so it must be given a selection of driftwood in its aquarium. Proprietary dried foods made for wood-eating fishes ca…

Behaviour and compatibility

Not written yet

Sexual dimorphism

Adult males possess prominent odontodes on the rear portion of the body.

Reproduction

Has been bred in aquaria.

Notes

This species is currently banned from export.

References

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