Panaque titan
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Genus: | Panaque |
| Species: | P. titan |
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Panaque titan[3][4] is a species of freshwater fish from the South American armoured catfish family Loricariidae. It is known from several rivers in the Napo River basin in Ecuador,[3] where it was perhaps first encountered in 1975, although it was not scientifically described until 2010.[5] This species reaches a standard length of 39.4 cm (15.5 in).[6]
In the aquarium trade, there have been thought to be two forms of fish that resemble P. titan; Panaque sp. L191 from the Caquetá River in Colombia[7][8] and Panaque sp. L418 from the Huallaga River in Peru.[8][9]
As of May 2022, L-418 is the L-number currently associated with this species, whereas L-191 corresponds with a different, seemingly undescribed Panaque species.[6]
References
- ↑ Varella, H.R. (2023). "Panaque titan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T178114647A178114663. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T178114647A178114663.en. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Panaque". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- 1 2 Lujan, Nathan. K; Hidalgo, Max; Stewart, Donald. J (2010). "Revision of Panaque (Panaque), with Descriptions of Three New Species from the Amazon Basin (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)". Copeia. 2010 (4): 676–704. doi:10.1643/CI-09-185. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "Panaque titan". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ Saul, William. G (1975). "An ecological study of fishes at a site in upper Amazonian Ecuador". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 127: 93–134. JSTOR 4064705.
- 1 2 "Panaque titan • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ Schraml, Erwin; Schäfer, Frank (2004). Loricariidae: all L-numbers. Germany: Aqualog. pp. 16, 144. ISBN 3-936027-51-X. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- 1 2 Seidel, Ingo (2008). Back to Nature - Guide to L-Catfishes. pp. 156–157. ISBN 978-91-89258-11-2. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ Lechner, Walter. "DATZ - A new L-number from Peru" (PDF). Retrieved 17 August 2014.