Panaque cochliodon • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Panaque cochliodon** (Steindachner, 1879)
Common Name(s)	Colombian Blue Eyed Pleco
Type Locality	Río Cauca, Colombia.
Synonym(s)	Chaetostomus cochliodon, Chaetostomus gibbosus, Panaque gibbosus
Pronunciation	pan ah KAY - cock lee oh don
Etymology	The generic epithet "panaque" is a Venezuelan common name for this fish. The species is named after the shape of its teeth (spoon-shaped), cochli=spoon, and odon=teeth.
Species Information
Size	278mm (10.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The genus Panaque is identified by the teeth, which are spoon-shaped. This means that the teeth are noticeably wider at the tip than at the base. Other loricariidae have teeth that are similar width all the way from one end to the other. A second distinguishing feature is the lack of a buccal papilla, which is a "flap of skin" on the inside of the mouth. See pictures in this PDF on Pterygoplichthys. [i]P. cochliodon[/i] can be distinguished from all other large [i]Panaque[/i] species by having greater than five dentary and premaxillary teeth (all other large [i]Panaque[/i] have 3-4), by these teeth being unicuspid (vs bicuspid), and by these tooth cusps being short and spoon shaped (vs long and spatulate). It can be distinguished from all small [i]Panaque[/i] (i.e. [i]Panaqolus[/i]) by having blue eyes and reaching an adult length of at least 278mm.
Sexing	Unknown.
General Remarks	The Colombian blue eye panaque and the Venezuelan blue eye panaque are similar in gross morphology and color. Both have lunate caudal fins, a uniformly gray to black body, and blue eyes. Lujan, Hidalgo, and Stewart (2010) theorize that the two are sister species.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Cauca and Magdalena River basins. Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena, Cauca (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH	6.2 - 7.5
Temperature	20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	4-15 dGH.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	This is a wood-eater, so some wood is needed in the diet, as well as vegetables and sparse measures of more meaty food.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wienv. 16 (no. 18) - pp194 Lujan, Hidalgo, and Stewart (2010) Revision of Panaque with descriptions of three new species from the Amazon basin. Copeia No. 4 pg 676-704.
Registered Keepers	(1) Walter, (2) Kostas, (3) wesman (p: 2), (4) briggadane, (5) Julie, (6) PhiltheNelson, (7) oscar300 (p: 2), (8) coelacanth, (9) mrwickedweasel, (10) EHEIM~ADDICT, (11) Nat (p: 5), (12) maud.it, (13) sfchoong, (14) 2wheelsx2, (15) arapaimag, (16) victionOne, (17) Copp81. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species. Add this species to your "my cats" page.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2011 Aug 17 04:49 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Panaque cochliodon (Steindachner, 1879)

Common Name(s)

Colombian Blue Eyed Pleco

Type Locality

Río Cauca, Colombia.

Synonym(s)

Chaetostomus cochliodon, Chaetostomus gibbosus, Panaque gibbosus

Pronunciation

pan ah KAY - cock lee oh don

Etymology

The generic epithet "panaque" is a Venezuelan common name for this fish. The species is named after the shape of its teeth (spoon-shaped), cochli=spoon, and odon=teeth.

Species Information

Size

278mm (10.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

The genus Panaque is identified by the teeth, which are spoon-shaped. This means that the teeth are noticeably wider at the tip than at the base. Other loricariidae have teeth that are similar width all the way from one end to the other.
A second distinguishing feature is the lack of a buccal papilla, which is a "flap of skin" on the inside of the mouth. See pictures in this PDF on Pterygoplichthys.

[i]P. cochliodon[/i] can be distinguished from all other large [i]Panaque[/i] species by having greater than five dentary and premaxillary teeth (all other large [i]Panaque[/i] have 3-4), by these teeth being unicuspid (vs bicuspid), and by these tooth cusps being short and spoon shaped (vs long and spatulate). It can be distinguished from all small [i]Panaque[/i] (i.e. [i]Panaqolus[/i]) by having blue eyes and reaching an adult length of at least 278mm.

Sexing

Unknown.

General Remarks

The Colombian blue eye panaque and the Venezuelan blue eye panaque are similar in gross morphology and color. Both have lunate caudal fins, a uniformly gray to black body, and blue eyes. Lujan, Hidalgo, and Stewart (2010) theorize that the two are sister species.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Cauca and Magdalena River basins.
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena, Cauca (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)

6.2 - 7.5

Temperature

20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

4-15 dGH.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

This is a wood-eater, so some wood is needed in the diet, as well as vegetables and sparse measures of more meaty food.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wienv. 16 (no. 18) - pp194 Lujan, Hidalgo, and Stewart (2010) Revision of Panaque with descriptions of three new species from the Amazon basin. Copeia No. 4 pg 676-704.

Registered Keepers

(1) Walter, (2) Kostas, (3) wesman (p: 2), (4) briggadane, (5) Julie, (6) PhiltheNelson, (7) oscar300 (p: 2), (8) coelacanth, (9) mrwickedweasel, (10) EHEIM~ADDICT, (11) Nat (p: 5), (12) maud.it, (13) sfchoong, (14) 2wheelsx2, (15) arapaimag, (16) victionOne, (17) Copp81.

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