Butterfly pleco?

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Butterfly pleco?

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No picture as I didn't get one but they were in a tank at the LFS marked "Butterfly plecos".

They looked somewhere between a sole-stingray-pleco and were about 2-2.5".

I vaguely remember seeing something about them being from Asia and not south america and called "river loaches" or something like that.

Anyone have an idea?
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Post by Silurus »

Hillstream loaches of one of these genera: Pseudogastromyzon. Gastromyzon or Beaufortia (the ones more commonly encountered in the aquarium trade anyway). Pictures here.
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Yep, that's the one - thanks Silurus.
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