Identity and locality
Panaqolus orcesi Provenzano-Rizzi, Barriga-Salazar & Stewart, 2024
Quebrada La Cascada, Tiputini tributary, Napo basin, Orellana, Ecuador
Diagnostic evidence and naming
2024 primary taxonomic description draws on MEPN museum fish including 2006 holotype. Relatively fine, dense light dots on dark head/body/fins differ from the wider sparser dots of P. pantostiktos in a separate basin.
Breeding and genetics limitations
A Napo taxon and museum collection date are not evidence of captive availability, founder, selected spotting line or breeding method.
Original references
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