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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Siluriformes (Catfish) >
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Ancistrinae
Etymology: Panaque: A Venezuelan name of the fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
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South America: Tapajós River and its tributaries in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111518); max. published weight: 1.3 kg (Ref. 111518)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lujan, N.K., M. Hidalgo and D.J. Stewart, 2010. Revision of Panaque (Panaque), with descriptions of three new species from the Amazon Basin (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Copeia 2010(4):676-704. (Ref. 85845)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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