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| Scientific Name | Panaque suttonorum Schultz, 1944 |
| Common Name(s) | Venezuelan Blue Eye Panaque |
| Type Locality | Rio Negro, below the mouth of the Rio Yasa, Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Panaque suttoni |
| Pronunciation | pan ah KAY - sut ton uhr um |
| Etymology | The generic epithet "panaque" is a Venezuelan common name for this fish. In honour of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Sutton. |
| 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. The Venezuelan blue eye panaque and the Colombian blue eye panaque Panaque cochliodon have been confused in the aquarium hobby for years. P. suttonorum can be distinguished from all other large Panaque species by having greater than five dentary and premaxillary teeth (all other large Panaque 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 Panaque (i.e. Panaqolus) by having blue eyes and reaching an adult length of at least 278mm. |
| Sexing | Unknown |
| General Remarks | You will also see this the name P. suttoni used in most hobbyist literature, this has also proved incorrect. According to the rules of the International Code of Zoological nonclamenture, a species named after a man AND woman should end in ''orum''. This fact was only more recently uncovered by Dr. Issac Isbrücker in 2005. The Colombian blue eye panaque and the Venezuelan blue eye panaque are similar in gross morphology and colour. 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 | Maracaibo Basin: Western Venezuela Lake Maracaibo  (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 | dh 4-15. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | 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 | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Oct 05 12:11 (species record created: 2002 Jun 13 00:00) |
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