Panaque suttonorum explained

Panaque suttonorum,^[1] commonly known as the blue-eye panaque, is a species of freshwater fish from the South American catfish family Loricariidae. It is endemic to the Maracaibo Basin in Venezuela.^[2] In the wild, the species feeds on algae and reaches 28 cm (11 inches) SL, although it may grow larger in captivity.^[3]

In 2010, P. suttonorum was reevaluated and considered to be a sister species of Panaque cochliodon, due to the similarities between the two.

Notes and References

1. Schultz. L. P. The catfishes of Venezuela, with descriptions of thirty eight new forms. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 1944. 94. 3172. 173–338. 10.5479/si.00963801.94-3172.173 . 23 August 2014.
2. Lujan. Nathan. K. Hidalgo. Max. Stewart. Donald. J. Revision of Panaque (Panaque), with Descriptions of Three New Species from the Amazon Basin (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Copeia. 2010. 2010. 4. 676–704. 10.1643/CI-09-185. 85959658. 23 August 2014.
3. Web site: 2022 . Froese . Rainer . Pauly . Daniel . Panaque suttonorum . FishBase.