Panaque suttonorum,[1] 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.[1][2] In the wild, the species feeds on algae and reaches 28 cm (11 inches) SL, although it may grow larger in captivity.[3]

Panaque suttonorum
A large (48cm/19") adult Panaque suttonorum in an aquarium. Taken at Pier Aquatics, UK.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Tribe: Ancistrini
Genus: Panaque
Species:
P. suttonorum
Binomial name
Panaque suttonorum
Synonyms
  • Panaque suttoni

In 2010, P. suttonorum was reevaluated and considered to be a sister species of Panaque cochliodon, due to the similarities between the two.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Panaque suttonorum". FishBase.