Pleco ID

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Pleco ID

Post by amergim »

Can anybody ID this catfish?

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Post by Marc van Arc »

The number of dorsal rays indicate that it's a Hypostomus, but I can't possibly tell you which exact species it is.
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Post by Silurus »

Hypostomus sp(l037)
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Post by amergim »

Cool. The Cat-eLog says it's an uncommon import. Any reasons why it's not imported more often? I think it's a nice looking catfish.
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