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Panaque nigrolineatus information


Panaque nigrolineatus
Panaque sp. cf. nigrolineatus in an aquarium
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. nigrolineatus
Binomial name
Panaque nigrolineatus
(W. K. H. Peters, 1877)
Subspecies

P. n. nigrolineatus Nominate ssp.

P. n. laurafabiane 'Watermelon pleco'

Synonyms

Chaetostomus nigrolineatus
Peters, 1877

Panaque nigrolineatus, the royal panaque, royal plec, or royal pleco, is an herbivorous freshwater armored catfish native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela where it occurs in the Orinoco and Amazon basins. It is known for being one of the few fish that digest wood. They are arable to survive for a long period of time only on a wood-diet. It maintains this xyliphagous.[1] It grows to a length of 43.0 centimetres (16.9 in) and is a popular aquarium fish.[1]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Panaque nigrolineatus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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Loricariidae

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Hypostominae

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Ancistrini

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