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Panaqolus gnomus

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Panaqolus gnomus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Panaqolus
Species:
P. gnomus
Binomial name
Panaqolus gnomus
(Schaefer & Stewart, 1993)
Synonyms
  • Panaque gnomus

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]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Panaqolus gnomus (Schaefer & Stewart, 1993)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3691.1.8