Panaqolus nix[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Madeira River and the Mamoré River in Brazil, as well as the Madre de Dios Riverdrainage basin in Peru. It is reported to have been caught in cofferdams at hydroelectric power plant construction sites in the Madeira River, with most specimens being collected at depths of 3.1 to 11 m (10 to 36 ft) in environments with a strong current. The species reaches 11.2 cm (4.4 inches) SL and is known to be quite variable in color. Its specific epithet, nix, derives from the Latin word for "snow", referring both to the species' characteristic white spots that are said to resemble snowflakes and the tendency of some individuals to be entirely pale.[2]
^Christian Andreas Cramer and Lúcia Helena Rapp Py-Daniel. A new species of Panaqolus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Madeira basin with remarkable intraspecific color variation. Neotrop. ichthyol.. Vol. 13(3):461-470. DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20140099
panaqolus, species, catfish, family, loricariidae, native, south, america, where, occurs, madeira, river, mamoré, river, brazil, well, madre, dios, river, drainage, basin, peru, reported, have, been, caught, cofferdams, hydroelectric, power, plant, constructio. Panaqolus nix 1 is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae It is native to South America where it occurs in the Madeira River and the Mamore River in Brazil as well as the Madre de Dios River drainage basin in Peru It is reported to have been caught in cofferdams at hydroelectric power plant construction sites in the Madeira River with most specimens being collected at depths of 3 1 to 11 m 10 to 36 ft in environments with a strong current The species reaches 11 2 cm 4 4 inches SL and is known to be quite variable in color Its specific epithet nix derives from the Latin word for snow referring both to the species characteristic white spots that are said to resemble snowflakes and the tendency of some individuals to be entirely pale 2 Panaqolus nixScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder SiluriformesFamily LoricariidaeGenus PanaqolusSpecies P nixBinomial namePanaqolus nixCramer amp Rapp Py Daniel 2015References edit Christian Andreas Cramer and Lucia Helena Rapp Py Daniel A new species of Panaqolus Siluriformes Loricariidae from the rio Madeira basin with remarkable intraspecific color variation Neotrop ichthyol Vol 13 3 461 470 DOI 10 1590 1982 0224 20140099 Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2022 Panaqolus nix FishBase nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Panaqolus nix nbsp This article relating to Hypostominae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Panaqolus nix amp oldid 1216024406, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
