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Fewer spots - juvenile
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Adult showing characteristic odontodal growth
Large and small spot specimens
Large and small spot specimens
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Panaqolus albomaculatus** (Kanazawa, 1958)
Common Names	LDA031, Mustard Spot Pleco Orange Spot Pleco, Orangeplettet Prinsesugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Río Pucuno, tributary of Río Suno, upper Río Napo basin, 0°47'S, 77°16'W, Napo Province, Ecuador.
Synonym(s)	Panaque albomaculatus
Pronunciation	pan ack oh luss - al bow mak u LAT uss
Etymology	Panaqolus: Inelegantly derived from the indigenous term Panaque and in a form that infers a smaller size than that genus. This specific epithet refers to its white(albus=white) spots(maculo, -atus=spot, speckle).
Species Information
Size	124mm or 4.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Although it sports a common colouration, the wide spaces spots of this fish when young and its distinctive body shape help as pointers to ID.
Sexing	Mature males develop long interopercular spines and furry-like hair fine body denticles.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Headwaters of the Napo, Marañon and Ucayali rivers. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Pastaza, Bobonaza (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Pastaza (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo, Upper Napo, Suno (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Pucuno (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Chichirota (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
pH	6.0 - 7.0
Temperature	26.0-33.0°C or 78.8-91.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Sinking pellets, live and frozen worm type foods. User data.
Furniture	Bogwood is preferred to stone.
Compatibility	Peaceful.
Suggested Tankmates	Works well with most types of peaceful community fish. Can be somewhat territorial towards conspecifics, but given enough hiding spaces, a group can be kept in a suitable size aquarium - roughly requiring a 30 x 30cm area per fish.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Copeia 1958 (no. 4), pp 327, Fig. 1.
Registered Keepers	There are 124 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:14 (species record created: 2001 Nov 17 00:00)