Pleco ID from Uruguay Needed
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Pleco ID from Uruguay Needed
Can anyone Id this pleco that hails from Uruguay? It was intially caught by Felipe Cantera and given to John Niemans, who then brought it back to California. I would be more than happy if a genus name could be assigned to it with confidence.
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Re: Pleco ID from Uruguay Needed
or possibly H. strigaceps? I've not seen the latter in the flesh. Would be pretty happy calling it a .
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Re: Pleco ID from Uruguay Needed
with energy/oil prices going where they do now, I think the fishes from Uruguay, South Africa, Argentina, China and northern India will become much more popular.
the biggest spend in our hobby is heating the tanks and fishes from these regions can be kept in an unheated tank in the home.
good to know there's more than just a few cichlids making it from there.
many people are familiar with Gymnogeophagus; but lately there have been Parapimelodus, Loricaria, Pimelodella, Ancistrus, Jenynsea and now this real beauty Pleco arriving from there.
good find!
the biggest spend in our hobby is heating the tanks and fishes from these regions can be kept in an unheated tank in the home.
good to know there's more than just a few cichlids making it from there.
many people are familiar with Gymnogeophagus; but lately there have been Parapimelodus, Loricaria, Pimelodella, Ancistrus, Jenynsea and now this real beauty Pleco arriving from there.
good find!
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Re: Pleco ID from Uruguay Needed
Hi!!
It has "interopercular" odontodes, not very common for Hypostomus...especially this size!!
It looks quite similar in term of body shape and size to Hemiancistrus cf meizospilos no??
Cheers
Yann
It has "interopercular" odontodes, not very common for Hypostomus...especially this size!!
It looks quite similar in term of body shape and size to Hemiancistrus cf meizospilos no??
Cheers
Yann
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Re: Pleco ID from Uruguay Needed
Hypostomus don´t have that kind of odontodes. Non member of Hypostomini has.Yann wrote: It has "interopercular" odontodes, not very common for Hypostomus...especially this size!!
Daniel