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blue-eyed plec

Panaque cochliodon

Classification

Panaque cochliodon, the blue eyed royal pleco, blue eyed pleco or blue-eyed panaque is a herbivorous freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Colombia where it occurs in the Cauca and Magdalena River basins. It is distinguished from many loricariids by being dark grey to black and having bright, turquoise-coloured eyes.

Distribution

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