Panaque suttonorum

Schultz, 1944
Panaque suttonorum de Lago Maracaibo, Venezuela
dedicated Frederick A. Sutton
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Group
 
Genus
Synonyms
Maracaibo-Panaque
Panaque suttoni
data deficient
Length (total)
approx.  40 cm
Standard length (documented)
278.0 mm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0
lago de Maracaibo basin (endemic)

Zulia, Cesar

Colombia, Venezuela

Caribic

[ 9.813,-72.524 ]
Map to Panaque suttonorum
Nutrition (mostly): wood-eater
Eats plants
yes
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: Males habe a longer and wider head
unknown
 
 
 
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
in the backwater of the inflows,
blue eyes
in contrast to P.cochliodon: longer pectoral fins, longer abdomen
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
28/October/2021
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 391
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.792
Pic. 2: Panaque suttonorum de Lago Maracaibo, Venezuela
Pic. 3: Panaque suttonorum de Lago Maracaibo, Venezuela
Pic. 4: Panaque suttonorum de Lago Maracaibo, Venezuela
Pic. 5: Panaque suttonorum de Lago Maracaibo, Venezuela
Pic. 6: Panaque suttonorum
Pic. 7: Panaque suttonorum
Pic. 8: Panaque suttoni aus der Erstbeschreibung (Plate 10, B, S. 316f.)
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Donald Taphorn
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Schulz, Leonard P. (1944) (PD)
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