Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Genus: Panaqolus

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Max. Length 9.6 cm SL

 
Panaqolus albivermis
[]

Photo by AquaNet

South America
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
Panaqolus albomaculatus (Kanazawa, 1958)

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Panaqolus albomaculatus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Panaqolus changae (Chockley & Armbruster, 2002)

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Panaqolus changae
[]
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Max. Length 6.2 cm SL

 
Panaqolus claustellifer
[]

Photo by Geraskin, A.

South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Panaqolus dentex (Günther, 1868)

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Panaqolus dentex
[]
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Max. Length 7.1 cm SL

 
Panaqolus gnomus
[Dwarf panaque]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
Panaqolus maccus (Schaefer & Stewart, 1993)

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Panaqolus maccus
[Clown panaque]
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Max. Length 11.2 cm SL

 
Panaqolus nix
[]
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Max. Length 14.4 cm SL

 
Panaqolus nocturnus
[Dusky panaque]
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Max. Length 13.0 cm SL

 
Panaqolus purusiensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Panaqolus albivermis South America 9.6 SL 2013
Panaqolus albomaculatus South America 12.4 SL 1958
Panaqolus changae South America 8.5 SL 2002
Panaqolus claustellifer South America 6.2 SL 2016
Panaqolus dentex South America 8 SL 1868
Panaqolus gnomus Dwarf panaque South America 7.1 SL 1993
Panaqolus maccus Clown panaque South America 8.8 SL 1993
Panaqolus nix South America 11.2 SL 2015
Panaqolus nocturnus Dusky panaque South America 14.4 SL 1993
Panaqolus purusiensis South America 13.0 SL 1935



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