Panaque nigrolineatus (Peters, 1877)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Panaque nigrolineatus, the royal panaque, royal plec, or royal pleco, is an herbivorous freshwater armored catfish native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, where it occurs in the Orinoco and Amazon basins. It is known for being one of the few xylophagous fish, and is able to survive for a long period of time on a wood-only diet. It is also a popular aquarium fish.
Wikipedia contributors, Panaque nigrolineatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:29:31.467257+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Panaque nigrolineatus (Peters, 1877)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1877)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Panaque
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyLoricariidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyHypostominae Kner, 1853
- tribeSpectracanthicini Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
- genusPanaque Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
- speciesPanaque nigrolineatus (Peters, 1877)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Panaque. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Panaque bathyphilus Lujan & Chamon, 2008 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panaque schaeferi Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panaque suttonorum Schultz, 1944 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panaque armbrusteri Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panaque cochliodon (Steindachner, 1879) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panaque titan Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chaetostomus nigrolineatus Peters, 1877 Peters, 1877 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1422267 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4C9D5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.