| Panaque nigrolineatus | |
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| Panaque sp. cf. nigrolineatus in an aquarium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Panaque |
| Species: | P. nigrolineatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Panaque nigrolineatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1877)
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| Subspecies | |
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P. n. nigrolineatus Nominate ssp. P. n. laurafabiane 'Watermelon pleco' | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chaetostomus nigrolineatus | |
Panaque nigrolineatus, the royal panaque, royal plec, or royal pleco, is an herbivorous freshwater armored catfish native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela where it occurs in the Orinoco and Amazon basins. It is known for being one of the few fish that digest wood. They are arable to survive for a long period of time only on a wood-only, xylophagous diet.[1] It grows to a length of 43.0 centimetres (16.9 in) and is a popular aquarium fish.[1]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Panaque nigrolineatus". FishBase. December 2011 version.