Help to id this orange spotted pleco

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Post by marclazaroo » 27 Aug 2015, 05:40

Hi,

Anyone can help with the id of this guy?

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Post by bekateen » 27 Aug 2015, 06:48

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Post by Jools » 27 Aug 2015, 07:05

Nope, the dorsal fin is connected to the back of the fish with a flap of skin which rules out . This is IMHO.

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Post by bekateen » 27 Aug 2015, 07:09

Thanks Jools. I was thrown off by the "orange" spots, and didn't know how to tell the two genera apart.

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Post by Jools » 27 Aug 2015, 07:11

It's a tricky one, not least because of the position of the caudal too.

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