L and LDA stand for???
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The "L Number" system began when two German magazines began featuring newly discovered Loricariids in their magazines. Since these species were not yet described to science, the magazines began assigning them "L numbers". The German magazine "DATZ" (Die Aquarien und Terrarienzeitschrift) started with the designation L1 for the Loricariid which has now been described as Glyptopterichthys joselimaianus. So now L1 is retired. Another German magazine "Das Aquarium", also began to run a similar feature in its magazine and labeled the fishes as LDA followed by a number. At the time of writing, the DATZ L system is somewhere above L370 and the LDA system is above LDA 70 - neither show signs of slowing. This numbering system has caught on and new species of Corydoras are now being assigned "C Numbers".
Finally, along came the Aqualog series of books and they published a book with all the known L numbers with photos or drawings of each fish. This makes things a lot easier since not all of us, in America or the UK, have access to back issues of German aquarium magazines. There are apparently some problems though because not all of the photos in the Aqualog book match the species in the photos that ran in the original magazines. So sometimes it is necessary to note where you L number is coming from (magazine or book).
Finally, along came the Aqualog series of books and they published a book with all the known L numbers with photos or drawings of each fish. This makes things a lot easier since not all of us, in America or the UK, have access to back issues of German aquarium magazines. There are apparently some problems though because not all of the photos in the Aqualog book match the species in the photos that ran in the original magazines. So sometimes it is necessary to note where you L number is coming from (magazine or book).
So it means L and LDA series pleco's are still growing in numbers or may be changing to other form???
Where does pleco's come from "their origin (places or country)"???
Sir Oddballs and Davo thanksfor the nice info!!!
Where does pleco's come from "their origin (places or country)"???
Sir Oddballs and Davo thanksfor the nice info!!!
While someone might come out with a new labeling system, the L series will most likely stay around.kuteboy said:
All plecos come from South America.
Sir may i ask?? if someone or somewhere in South America you might say generate new labeling system how about the numbers? because i saw some had two different numbers but their the same plec'sWyldFya said:
Example??? L #s are just a way to identify them based on the coloration. Such as Leporacanthicus Galaxias L007 and L029. THey just have a different apperance at different points in there life. There are also numerous other genetic variations of Galaxias.kuteboy said:Sir may i ask?? if someone or somewhere in South America you might say generate new labeling system how about the numbers? because i saw some had two different numbers but their the same plec's
Someone may create a new system, but it is unlikely as there are two already commonly used. It would take quite a bit of work, to rehash what has already been done. Someone may try to change the numbers to align like plecos, but even that seems unlikely.
lol yea try finding someone who is bothered to properly catch and make detailed notes on CORRECTLY identifying species.WyldFya said:
At some point, fish exporters started attributing the pleco name to other Loricariids. Since plecos were so popular this makes perfect sense because the exporters had to call the fish something that importers would associate with a popular fish and buy. The name stuck and so all Loricariids are now called plecos even though there is only currently one single fish that is correctly a pleco, Hypostomus plecostomus. In fact, pleco is now more widely used by hobbyists than Loricariid - the proper name
