Panaque titan • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Panaque titan** Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010
Common Name(s)	L418, Gold-trim Panaque, Shampupa Panaque
Type Locality	Ecuador, Sucumbios Province, Napo River drainage, Apoalla Creek, tributary of the lower Shushufindi River, 0°17'S, 76°27'W
Pronunciation	pan ah KAY
Etymology	The generic epithet "panaque" is a Venezuelan common name for this fish. From the Greek Titan, son or daughter of Uranus and Gaea, representing brute force and large size, masculine.
Species Information
Size	394mm (15.5") 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.
General Remarks	Putu is the Awajun word used to refer to hypostomin loricariids. The Aguaruna usually preface putu with species term. For example nun putu refers to large species of Panaque, shasham putu refers to Panaque albomaculatus; it appears the common name shampupa is a corruption of this term.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Known only from relatively large rivers in lowland and piedmont habitats of the Napo River basin, Ecuador Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	All Panaque appear to feed on wood, so wood should be present in the tank. They also take prepared algae wafers and fresh vegetables (zucchini, cucumber, peas, green beans) and tubers (potato, yams and similar).
Furniture	Natural habitat is among fallen trees and wood-tangles.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Copeia 2010, No. 4, 676–704
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Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Panaque titan Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010

L418, Gold-trim Panaque, Shampupa Panaque

Ecuador, Sucumbios Province, Napo River drainage, Apoalla Creek, tributary of the lower Shushufindi River, 0°17'S, 76°27'W

Pronunciation

pan ah KAY

Etymology

The generic epithet "panaque" is a Venezuelan common name for this fish. From the Greek Titan, son or daughter of Uranus and Gaea, representing brute force and large size, masculine.

Species Information

Size

394mm (15.5") 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.

General Remarks

Putu is the Awajun word used to refer to hypostomin loricariids. The Aguaruna usually preface putu with species term. For example nun putu refers to large species of Panaque, shasham putu refers to Panaque albomaculatus; it appears the common name shampupa is a corruption of this term.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Known only from relatively large rivers in lowland and piedmont habitats of the Napo River basin, Ecuador
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

Husbandry Information

Feeding

All Panaque appear to feed on wood, so wood should be present in the tank. They also take prepared algae wafers and fresh vegetables (zucchini, cucumber, peas, green beans) and tubers (potato, yams and similar).

Furniture

Natural habitat is among fallen trees and wood-tangles.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Copeia 2010, No. 4, 676–704

Registered Keepers