Panaque titan
Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010
titan (gr.) - Greek mythology: son or daughter of Uranus and Gaea. for the large size and brute force
Synonyms
Panaque sp. "Peru Green"
Panaque sp. "Shampupa"
Shampupa Royal Pleco
Panaque sp. "Shampupa"
Shampupa Royal Pleco
Length (total)
approx. 50 cm
Standard length (documented)
394.0 mm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
(Prefered) River depth
1.00 - 2.50 m
Flow
strong
Substrate
sand, rocks
In water
deadwood, branches
Nutrition (mostly): wood-eater
vegetable fibers, wood particles
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
straight
fin edging: yellow
II / 7 rays
slightly convex
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
straight
fin edging: yellow
II / 7 rays
slightly convex
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
not known
- Lujan, Nathan K.; Hidalgo, M.H. & Stewart, D.J. , 2010 "Revision of Panaque (Panaque), with Descriptions of Three New Species from the Amazon Basin (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (abstract) (Copeia, Vol 2010 No. 4, P. 699)
- Barriga, R., 2011 "Lista de peces de agua dulce e intermareales del Ecuador" (Revista Politécnica, Vol. 30 No. 3, P. 113)
- Donascimiento, C.; Cárdenas-Bautista, J.-S.; Borja Acosta, K.G.; González-Alvarado, A. & Medina, C.A., 2016 "Illustrated and online catalog of type specimens of freshwater fishes in the Colección de Peces Dulceacuícolas of Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH-P), Colombia" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4171 No. 3, P. 413)
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