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Armbruster's pleco

Panaque armbrusteri Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010

Status not recordedbony fish

The armbruster's pleco (Panaque armbrusteri) is a species in the family Loricariidae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the armbruster's pleco

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the armbruster's pleco live?

Not recorded

Is the armbruster's pleco endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the armbruster's pleco classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyLoricariidae
  6. genusPanaque
  7. SpeciesPanaque armbrusteri Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Cascudo-de-ArmbrusterPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the armbruster's pleco

Other species in the same genus Panaque.

Royal pleco

Panaque nigrolineatus

LoricariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the armbruster's pleco?

The armbruster's pleco (Panaque armbrusteri) belongs to the family Loricariidae in the order Siluriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Armbruster's pleco (Panaque armbrusteri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/armbrusters-pleco

MLA

“Armbruster's pleco (Panaque armbrusteri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/armbrusters-pleco.

BibTeX
@misc{armbrusters_pleco_2026,
  title = {Armbruster's pleco (Panaque armbrusteri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/armbrusters-pleco},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}