Author: Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
Remark: See Santos et al. (1984:55, as <i>Panaque</i> sp.) for coloration of living specimens and ecological note; 12S and 16S mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences used in a molecular phylogeny of Loricariidae by Montoya-Burgos et al. (1998: figs. 3 & 6).