Plecostomus information

Trinidad and Tobago. Confusingly, the name Hypostomus plecostomus (or Plecostomus plecostomus) has sometimes been incorrectly used for several more-or-less...

Plecostomus, pleco, or plec is the common name of several species of freshwater loricariid catfish commonly sold as aquarium fish. These include: Hypostomus...

catfish. The name "plecostomus", and its shortened forms "pleco" and "plec", are used for many Loricariidae, since Plecostomus plecostomus (now called Hypostomus...

plecostomus, and Hypostomus punctatus, two species of armored catfish popular with aquarists Any similar species marketed under the name "plecostomus"...

and Uruguay. It is one of a number of species commonly referred to as "plecostomus" or "common pleco" by aquarists. H. punctatus is a species of loricariid...

Plecostomus, pleco, or plec refers to several species of freshwater loricariid catfish commonly sold as aquarium fish: Hypostomus plecostomus Hypostomus...

sometimes confused with the Hypostomus plecostomus (another armored catfish known as the "common plecostomus"). The two species can be distinguished...

catfish of South America, such as genera Otocinclus, Ancistrus, and Plecostomus, constantly graze algae and biofilm, although many species of "plecos"...

August 2022. Haineala, Stefan (2022-11-23). "Common Pleco (Hypostomus plecostomus) - Beginner Care Guide". Fishkeeper's Log. Retrieved 2022-11-23. "Clown...

freshwater fish found mostly in North America the species Hypostomus plecostomus (the suckermouth catfish), or other members of family Loricariidae Chinese...

Panaqolus maccus, commonly called the clown panaque, clown plecostomus, clown pleco, or ringlet pleco, is a dwarf loricariid. By numbering systems such...

of several tropical fish commonly known as Orinoco sailfin catfish, plecostomus (or plecos). It belongs to the armored catfish family (Loricariidae)...

generalisation, as taxonomy has never placed this fish in the former genus Plecostomus. The armour is also pleasantly spiked along the sides of the fish, which...

Pterygoplichthys anisitsi also known as the Paraná sailfin catfish, southern sailfin catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. Its natural...

Loricariidae Genus: Neoplecostomus Species: N. microps Binomial name Neoplecostomus microps (Steindachner, 1877) Synonyms Plecostomus microps Steindachner, 1877...

hypodermic needle. In more recent times (2004-2005), injection dyed albino Plecostomus and rift lake cichlids have also become available. Other than the Indian...

many species, such as danios, mollies, silver dollars, Neon tetras, and plecostomus catfish. Compatibility depends on the species of gourami and the fish...

this may lead to confusion as "pleco" usually is used for Hypostomus plecostomus and its allies and is often used as a catchall term for any loricariids...

subtropical South America. H. plecostomus is the popular freshwater aquarium fish formerly known as Plecostomus plecostomus. The taxonomic structure of...

Plec may refer to: Plecostomus, several species from the catfish family Loricariidae. Commonly abbreviated to "plec" and "pleco" in the aquarium trade...

as a member of Plecostomus by Christian Frederik Lütken in 1874, although it was subsequently transferred to Hypostomus after Plecostomus was found to be...

medium-sized gourami species, bala shark, silver dollar, Corydoras, Plecostomus species, Ancistrus catfish, and anything that won't fit into its mouth...

suffocate. Facultative air breathers, such as the catfish Hypostomus plecostomus, only breathe air if they need to and can otherwise rely on their gills...

species Hypostomus plecostomus, which it does not overlap with in distribution, although it may also refer to the now-invalid genus Plecostomus. Hypostomus plecostomoides...

subsequently been classified within Hypostomus, the now-invalid genus Plecostomus, and Hemiancistrus. A 2015 review conducted by Jonathan W. Armbruster...

reaches 13.9 cm (5.5 inches) SL. A. unicolor was originally described as Plecostomus unicolor by Franz Steindachner in 1908. It was subsequently listed as...

aquariums and are compatible with most fish, such as Platies, Mollies, Plecostomus, Ghost Catfish, Tetras, and other docile fish. They require a tank that...

who first described this catfish as Plecostomus (Rhinelepis) microps in 1907, but used a preoccupied name (Plecostomus microps Steindachner 1876) and so...