Pterygoplichthys scrophus??

PlecFan · Post by **PlecFan** » 22 May 2016, 07:40

Pterygoplichthys scrophus ? Has 11 dorsal rays, horizontal ridging, larger then normal nasal flutes.... Pictured here with some gold spots

Was purchased as a chocolate pleco.

PlecFan · Post by **PlecFan** » 22 May 2016, 08:21

Here's a better photo

PlecFan · Post by **PlecFan** » 22 May 2016, 08:31

And make that 13 rays not 11 sorry

PlecFan · Post by **PlecFan** » 22 May 2016, 10:16

Some more photos including the underside

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 22 May 2016, 20:03

That looks like to me.

Jools

naturalart · Post by **naturalart** » 22 May 2016, 22:04

Agree. looks like a dark P. pardalis from here. scophus doesn't have the 'scribble' markings.

PlecFan · Post by **PlecFan** » 25 May 2016, 00:11

Ok thanks guys appreciate the replies cheers

PlecFan · Post by **PlecFan** » 25 May 2016, 02:03

I have just read on the description page this note about the stomach patterns

"This species is most likely to be confused with P. disjunctivus. The pattern on the abdomen is the most useful external key: P. pardalis has a spotted pattern, where P. disjunctivus has a vermiculated pattern. For more info see: Zootaxa 1109: 57?68 (2006)"

This fish does not have spots on its belly but squiggles?

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