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L306 / LDA064 — Panaqolus claustellifer

Named speciesResearch draft

Panaqolus claustellifer (Tan, de Souza & Armbruster, 2016)

Identity and locality

Panaqolus claustellifer (Tan, de Souza & Armbruster, 2016)

Takutu River (Rio Branco drainage), Guyana and Brazil

Diagnostic evidence and naming

Formally described 2016 as a barred Panaqolus; the L306/LDA064 trade labels are supported by specialist review. Dark body bars and the distinctive orientation of dorsal fin bands separate from P. tankei L398.

Breeding and genetics limitations

Species name means enclosure/cave dweller but that etymology is not proof of a particular successful captive-breeding cave design.

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