Milton Tan (@Suckermouth) was going to write an article on Bristlenose genetics, but I don't think he ever did. cheers Darrel Wow, the Internet never forgets! Yeah, that article never got written, but I suspect it wouldn't do much better than collecting information online or from the forum. There ...

bekateen wrote:

Horabagrus brachysoma

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Correct.

Thanks Milton. Nicely done. So do you predict that L404 is H. margaritatus? Thanks! Yes, I am pretty sure H. margaritatus is L404. Is it therefore appropriate to make L404 a synonym of H. margaritatus? I'll do that if you think it's correct.] I assume you mean assign L404 as a common name? IIRC ...

bekateen wrote:Thanks Milton. Nicely done.

So do you predict that

L404

is H. margaritatus?

Thanks! Yes, I am pretty sure H. margaritatus is L404.

Elwood wrote:Wow, so Hypancistrus phantasma is a kind of big L174?

That's one way to put it. I would describe it more as a Hypancistrus inspector with inverted colors.

Open access, available here: http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=5956 Abstract Two new species, Hypancistrus phantasma and Hypancistrus margaritatus, are described based on material from the Rio Negro drainage. Both species are distinguished from congeners by unique color patterns ...

Could be . Nice find, whatever it is!

L029 is a Leporacanthicus, so it has a few very long upper jaw teeth, hence why they're sometimes called vampire plecos. They should also have a relatively large bump on the back of their head, while in most plecos the back of the head smoothly transitions into the back. Also Leporacanthicus are ...

I'd appreciate copies of both as well! Thanks in advance.

Link: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1643/CI-15-246?af=R Abstract: The new Chaetostoma-group genera Andeancistrus and Transancistrus are described based on recently collected material from rivers draining the respective Amazonian and Pacific slopes of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador. Andeancistrus ...

I have never kept them, but they originate from the Orinoco river like Hemiancistrus subviridis, and it turns out they're closely related. I would expect care to be similar.

I'd appreciate a copy as well, thanks!

EDIT: Got it, thanks!

Really interesting discussion, I'd appreciate a PDF of this paper, please!

EDIT: Received, thanks!

Why is Erethistes and Hara used interchangeably? Peer review should've caught that. Is Erethistes the official genus it's described under because it has the "sp nov" attached to it, even though the paper seems to call it a Hara more often?

PDF link: http://www.vnua.edu.vn:85/tc_khktnn/Upload%5C2522015-tc%20so%201.2015%20%288%29.pdf Three Fish Species of The Genus Silurus Linnaeus, 1758, (Siluridae, Siluriformes) Newly Discovered in Northern Vietnam Abstract Catfish genus Silurus Linneaus, 1758 (family Siluridae, oder Siluriformes) in ...

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.1486/full Genetic structure and historical diversification of catfish Brachyplatystoma platynemum (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) in the Amazon basin with implications for its conservation. Ecology and Evolution 2015; 5(10): 2005–2020 Luz Eneida O ...

FWIW, PC does have a page in the cat-elog for it:

Right you are! Had no idea Kottelat did that. I stopped working on danios in 2012. Reinforces the fact that when people like me, who should know this stuff, fail to pick up this information, then you can't really expect the fish shops too, either. Therefore it pays to do your own research and learn ...

This appears to be the common bristlenose pleco, which we have listed on this website as Ancistrus cf_cirrhosus . It has no L-number. I agree that this is what the first one is (adult female) but the second one with the small white spots on the body and possibly orangy larger ones in the fins looks ...

This appears to be the common bristlenose pleco, which we have listed on this website as . It has no L-number.

Sounds similar to my experience keeping Entomocorus radiosus . I do wish these guys came in a little more, it'd be interesting to experience breeding them. Unfortunately they're short-lived, with scientific literature suggesting they are annuals. I should also point out that woodcats are from South ...

Do you want species that are confused but not mimics, or do you specifically want mimics? Because mimicry is a specific biological phenomenon, but there are tons of similar Ancistrus that aren't mimics of each other. For example, your picture shows loricariids, but there isn't much literature on ...

I'd appreciate a copy as well, thanks!

Here's the paper:

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S16 ... ci_arttext

There is not a standard way to designate varieties as far as I know.

Definitely a Leporacanthicus, but I'll leave the L-number up to those who follow that better...

bekateen wrote:http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2014/f/z03869p312f.pdf

This should be a free download. Please let me know if it's not.

The free links on Zootaxa papers that are not open access include only the first page and the pages with references.

My F1 L333 I got from apistomaster have definitely been way more productive than any of the wild-caught Hypancistrus I've ever bought. But even with my limited experience, I would expect, yes, tank-bred fish should be easier than wild-caught fish.

Link, paper is open access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252014005020027 Phylogenetic relationships of the South American Doradoidea (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) José L. O. Birindelli ABSTRACT A phylogenetic analysis based on 311 morphological characters is ...

There are Synodontis species and other catfish that are native to the hard rift lakes of Africa, they might be worth looking into.

Are there any hiding spots? It looks like their skin is being either rubbed or being chewed on, perhaps by the dominant male.