Panaque suttonorum Schultz, 1944
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 suttonorum, commonly known as the blue-eye panaque, is a species of freshwater fish from the South American catfish family Loricariidae. It is endemic to the Maracaibo Basin in Venezuela. In the wild, the species feeds on algae and reaches 28 cm (11 inches) SL, although it may grow larger in captivity.
In 2010, P. suttonorum was reevaluated and considered to be a sister species of Panaque cochliodon, due to the similarities between the two.
Wikipedia contributors, Panaque suttonorum; 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 suttonorum Schultz, 1944
- Name authority
- Schultz, 1944
- 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 suttonorum Schultz, 1944
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 armbrusteri Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panaque cochliodon (Steindachner, 1879) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panaque nigrolineatus (Peters, 1877) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Panaque suttoni Schultz, 1944 Schultz, 1944 | 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.
- Schultz, L. P. (1944). The catfishes of Venezuela, with descriptions of thirty-eight new forms. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 94. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.94-3172.173 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:4C9DB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.