Panaqolus nix (L 395)
Cramer & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2015
nix (lat.) = snow
Synonyms
unknown
least concern
Length (total)
> 15 cm
Standard length (documented)
112.2 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
24 - 29 °C
(Prefered) River depth
3.10 - 11.00 m
Locality
in/near rapids
Flow
strong
Nutrition (mostly): wood-eater
Eats plants
yes
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males: slim waist, strong odontodes
from genus: Standard
unknown
present
4 soft rays
(13 -) 14 soft rays
II / 7 - 8 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
4 soft rays
(13 -) 14 soft rays
II / 7 - 8 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.304
- Tanke, Andreas: "Ein erster Überblick über eine beliebte Harnischwelsgattung"
(DATZ 7/2013 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Evers, Hans-Georg: "Panaqolus nix"
(Amazonas November/Dezember 2015 – “Wels-Presseschau”) - Seidel, Ingo: "Der ‚Beschneite Panaqolus’"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Dezember 2015 / Januar 2016)
- Cramer & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2015 "A new species of Panaqolus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Madeira basin with remarkable intraspecific color variation" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 13 No. 3)
- Evers, Hans-Georg, 2005 "Harnischwelse aus dem Rio Madre de Dios-Einzug" (DATZ, 2005-09, P. 36)
- Cramer, C.A. & de Sousa, L.M., 2016 "A New Species of Tiger Pleco Panaqolus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Xingu Basin, Brazil" (PLOS one, P. 16)
- Lujan, N.K.; Cramer, C.A.; Covain, R., Fisch-Muller, S. & López-Fernández, H, 2017 "Multilocus molecular phylogeny of the ornamental wood-eating catfishes (Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Panaqolus and Panaque) reveals undescribed diversity and parapatric clades" (Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol. 109, P. 333)
- PCF
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