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Panaqolus orcesi Provenzano, Barriga-Salazar & Stewart, 2024 |
| Family: | Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae | |||
| Max. size: | 18.06 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range - 1 m | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Ecuador. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 4-4. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: base color of head, body, and fins uniformly grey, brown, or black, with light (cream, yellow or gold) dots; dentary teeth 5-7; distal tips of the dentaries converging to form an acute angle; inter-dorsal distance 12.1-12.7% SL; abdominal length 23.0-25.3% SL; dorsal-fin base length 33.1-35.0% SL; dorsal- and pectoral-fin spines 34.0-34.1% SL, 35.8-37.4% SL; caudal peduncle 11.8-12.7% SL; snout length 68.5; orbital diameter 17.1-18.3% HL; maximum standard length 180.6 mm; interorbital distance 44.5-45.8% HL; snout length 68.5-70.3% HL; inter-dorsal distance 12.1-12.7% SL; dorsal-fin spine 34.0-34.1% SL; smaller average mid lateral dot sizes for a given size individual; higher average number of dots on dorsal surface of pectoral fin (Ref. 131037). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||