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Post by redzebra24 »

why r there 2 differnt l200 plecos?
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Post by MatsP »

Because there are two distinct variations on the same patterned fish, living in the same river, but at different locations.

One is identified as and the other .

If you search for one of those names, you find this document:
http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/partic ... al2005.pdf

Hopefully that is a help to explain how they are two different species.

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