ID this pleco Please!

[MiguelPeru]

Hello Guys,
please help me with this ID.
I got this Pleco 3 days ago it comes from Ucayali river.
thanks!

Miguel

[Birger]

I think it is

Squaliforma cf_emarginata

The Baensch Atlas shows Squaliforma emarginata as being found in the Rio San Alejandro-Central Ucayali Drainage-Peru

[MiguelPeru]

Thank you Birger, but i think this is different fish, because i know those plecos coming from Tingo Maria and Ucayali, this one is different when they are young are wider than the one of your pic.

[Birger]

Okay no problem...I hope someone else has an idea what it is.

[Borbi]

Hi,

you would not happen to have a decent picture of the mouth? That would certainly pinpoint if it´s an Aphanotorulus, Squaliforma or Hypostomus of some sort.

How big is it right now?

Cheers, Sandor

[Jools]

That's a Hypostomus, it's too short in the back half of the body and has equally sized caudal fin lobes and so isn't a Squaliforma. The fish has too high a body to be Squaliforma or Aphanotorulus. My opinion only, but this is based on keeping all these fishes and so I think it is something new.

So, Hypostomus sp. Tingo Maria for now?

May I use the picture - if so, can you email it to me?

Jools

[MiguelPeru]

Hello everyone,
pics were sent to Jools.
This pleco was not collect in wellknow rivers, i will have the exact info SOON.

Miguel