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Blue-eye plec

Panaque suttonorum Schultz, 1944

Status not recordedbony fish

The blue-eye plec (Panaque suttonorum) is a species in the family Loricariidae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the blue-eye plec

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 blue-eye plec live?

Not recorded

Is the blue-eye plec 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 blue-eye plec classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyLoricariidae
  6. genusPanaque
  7. SpeciesPanaque suttonorum Schultz, 1944

Synonyms Panaque suttoni

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Blue-eye panaqueEnglish
  • Sapphire-eyed panaqueEnglish
  • panak modrookýCzech
  • Blåøjet sugemalleDanish
  • Blauaugen-HarnischwelsGerman
  • VihersilmäplekoFinnish
  • Cascudo-olho-de-safiraPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue-eye plec

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 blue-eye plec?

The blue-eye plec (Panaque suttonorum) belongs to the family Loricariidae in the order Siluriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue-eye plec (Panaque suttonorum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-eye-plec

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_eye_plec_2026,
  title = {Blue-eye plec (Panaque suttonorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-eye-plec},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}