Panaque
Sign in to saveThe genus Panaque contains a small number of small to medium-sized South American suckermouth armoured catfishes that are notable for being among the very few vertebrates that feed extensively on wood. In addition, algae and aufwuchs are an important part of the diet, and they use their rasping teeth to scrape this from rocks. These fish are also popular aquarium fish, where the sound of scraping as these fish forage for food is easily audible.
Taxonomy · GBIF
Royal panaque
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyLoricariidae
Observations24
Groupactinopterygii
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10 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Etymology
- Distribution and habitat
- Physical characteristics
- Xylophagy (wood consumption and digestion)
- In the aquarium
- See also
- References
- External links
The genus Panaque contains a small number of small to medium-sized South American suckermouth armoured catfishes that are notable for being among the very few vertebrates that feed extensively on wood. In addition, algae and aufwuchs are an important part of the diet, and they use their rasping teeth to scrape this from rocks. These fish are also popular aquarium fish, where the sound of scraping as these fish forage for food is easily audible.
==Taxonomy== Scobinancistrus and Panaqolus are sometimes considered to be subgenera of this genus.