Identity and locality
Panaqolus gnomus (Schaefer & Stewart, 1993)
Río Cushuimi, upper Morona–Marañón system, Ecuador/Peru
Diagnostic evidence and naming
Original described as Panaque gnomus and later placed in Panaqolus; CAS Eschmeyer accepts Panaqolus gnomus. Not the same as L104 P. maccus or L398 P. tankei simply because barred. Panaqolus gnomus was originally described as Panaque gnomus in 1993; the later generic combination in the specialist catalog is nomenclatural, not hybrid ancestry.
Breeding and genetics limitations
Aquarium wood-feeding observations do not establish wood cellulose as a complete food, or identify a captive genetic line.
Original references
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