- Juvenile
- Pair prepare to spawn
- One year old
- Close-up of head
- Close-up of male's odontodes
- Male
- Female
- Ventral view of adult
- Dorsal view
- Adult
- Juvenile stress colouration
- One month old
- Twenty day old
- Fry development from five to twenty days
- Male
- One day old fry
- Two day old fry
- Three day old fry
- Five day old fry
- Seven day old fry
- Nine day old fry
- Eleven day old fry
- Close-up of head of female
- Close-up of head of male
- Close-up of teeth
- Close-up of male's genital papillae
- Three month old juvenile
- Six day old fry
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Scientific Name | Panaqolus albivermis Lujan, Steele & Velasquez, 2013 |
Common Names | L204, Flash Pleco Hvidstribet Prinsesugemalle (Denmark), Small Line Peru-Panaque (Germany) |
Type Locality | Padre Abad Province, Irazola District, San Alejandro River, Ucayali River drainage, 8°55'02''S, 75°12'26''W, Peru, depth 195 meters. |
Pronunciation | pan ack oh luss |
Etymology | Panaqolus: Inelegantly derived from the indigenous term Panaque and in a form that infers a smaller size than that genus. Etymology. The specific epithet albivermis is a combination of the Latin albus, meaning white, and vermis, meaning worm, and is in reference to this species' variable but distinctive white to yellow markings. |
Species Information | |
Size | 130mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | P. albivermis has a unique pattern. A dark brown to black base coloration with very thin white to yellow vertical lines starting form on the upper body and reach to the lower body. As the fish grows lines tend to become broken to the point, sometimes, where they become spots. Fins have thin white to yellow bands. Juveniles have rather white lines, these lines tend to turn yellow as the fish gets older. |
Sexing | See CotM article. |
General Remarks | The original description has a N instead of S in the geo coordinates for the type locality, this is confirmed as a typo by Nathan Lujan. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Peru : Rio Alejandro Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Upper Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Middle Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
pH | 6.6 - 8.6 |
Temperature | 24.0-30.0°C or 75.2-86°F (Show species within this range) |
Other Parameters | Typically found in parts of the river 30-50 meters wide river with a depth up to 1m. Conductivity around 190 microsiemens. A strong current is preferred. |
Husbandry Information | |
Feeding | A wood eating species; vegetables are avidly eaten. Animal protein can be given once in a while but should not be the main diet except when conditioning the fish for breeding as it helps the female to mature the eggs. User data. |
Furniture | Sand or gravel bottom with a lot of driftwood. A few caves made out of slate plate or bamboo pipes as potential spawning sites. |
Compatibility | Juveniles are good citizens, they become more territorial as they grow to maturity |
Suggested Tankmates | Most ideally suited for the more active community tank with shoaling characins the ideal. Active fish should be chosen carefully as to avoid species that might nip at this plecos ornate tail fin extensions. |
Breeding | See CotM article. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Zootaxa 3691 (no. 1), pp 193, Fig. 1. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 9 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2022 Jan 19 10:13 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00) |