Panaque suttonorum
Panaque sutonorum[1] is a species of freshwater fish from the South American catfish family Loricariidae. It is known from the Maracaibo river basin, Venezuela.[1][2] In 2010, P. suttonorum was reevaluated and considered as a sister species with Panaque cochliodon, due to their similarities.[2]
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Panaque suttonorum | |
References
- 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.
- 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.
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