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Pair prepare to spawn
One year old
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Close-up of male's odontodes
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Juvenile stress colouration
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Fry development from five to twenty days
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Close-up of head of female
Close-up of head of male
Close-up of teeth
Close-up of male's genital papillae
Three month old juvenile
Six day old fry
Juvenile
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Ventral view
Close-up of dorsal fin
Close-up of caudal fin

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Panaqolus albivermis** Lujan, Steele & Velasquez, 2013
Common Names	L204, Flash Pleco Hvidstribet Prinsesugemalle (Denmark), Small Line Peru-Panaque (Germany)
Type Locality	Padre Abad Province, Irazola District, San Alejandro River, Ucayali River drainage, 8°55'02''S, 75°12'26''W, Peru, depth 195 meters.
Pronunciation	pan ack oh luss
Etymology	Panaqolus: Inelegantly derived from the indigenous term Panaque and in a form that infers a smaller size than that genus. Etymology. The specific epithet albivermis is a combination of the Latin albus, meaning white, and vermis, meaning worm, and is in reference to this species' variable but distinctive white to yellow markings.
Articles	- CotM 2005 December - Shane's World Reproduction Spawning Panaque sp, L204
Species Information
Size	130mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	P. albivermis has a unique pattern. A dark brown to black base coloration with very thin white to yellow vertical lines starting form on the upper body and reach to the lower body. As the fish grows lines tend to become broken to the point, sometimes, where they become spots. Fins have thin white to yellow bands. Juveniles have rather white lines, these lines tend to turn yellow as the fish gets older.
Sexing	See CotM article.
General Remarks	The original description has a N instead of S in the geo coordinates for the type locality, this is confirmed as a typo by Nathan Lujan.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Peru : Rio Alejandro Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Upper Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Middle Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
pH	6.6 - 8.6
Temperature	24.0-30.0°C or 75.2-86°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Typically found in parts of the river 30-50 meters wide river with a depth up to 1m. Conductivity around 190 microsiemens. A strong current is preferred.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	A wood eating species; vegetables are avidly eaten. Animal protein can be given once in a while but should not be the main diet except when conditioning the fish for breeding as it helps the female to mature the eggs. User data.
Furniture	Sand or gravel bottom with a lot of driftwood. A few caves made out of slate plate or bamboo pipes as potential spawning sites.
Compatibility	Juveniles are good citizens, they become more territorial as they grow to maturity
Suggested Tankmates	Most ideally suited for the more active community tank with shoaling characins the ideal. Active fish should be chosen carefully as to avoid species that might nip at this plecos ornate tail fin extensions.
Breeding	See CotM article.
Breeding Reports	There are 4 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa 3691 (no. 1), pp 193, Fig. 1.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:14 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00)