Panaqolus gnomus explained

Panaqolus gnomus,[1] sometimes known as the dwarf panaque, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Pastaza River and the Marañón River. The species reaches 7.1 cm (2.8 inches) SL.[2] It is the type species of the genus Panaqolus, which was historically considered to be a clade of small-sized species within the genus Panaque, hence the common name of this species.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Panaqolus gnomus (Schaefer & Stewart, 1993) . 2022-05-25 . www.marinespecies.org.
  2. Web site: 2022 . Froese . Rainer . Pauly . Daniel . Panaqolus gnomus . FishBase.
  3. Lujan, N. K., Steele, S., & Velasquez, M. (2013). A new distinctively banded-species of Panaqolus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the western Amazon Basin in Peru. Zootaxa, 3691, 192–198.