Has this pleco been ID'd yet?

[Nemesis]

Was wondering around youtube, and came across this. I want!!! It was said to have been collected in Venezuela. Video was posted in 2006.

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[icherno7]

i think its a zebra pleco
no idea what L#

 

[jclyde13]

i think its a zebra pleco
no idea what L#

No, it's definitely not a zebra.The only species I can think of that looks anything like that are the L-270 and L-340.

 

[matubula]

It's a Leporacanthicus, I think it was just given the name Leporacanthicus sp. 'black and white'. To my knowledge no other specimen has been seen, so either a unusual aberrant individual or a small undiscovered population.

 

[Nemesis]

It's a Leporacanthicus, I think it was just given the name Leporacanthicus sp. 'black and white'. To my knowledge no other specimen has been seen, so either a unusual aberrant individual or a small undiscovered population.

Thanks.

Man, I hope these find their way into the hobby somehow. What a beautiful pleco! Would probably cost an arm and a leg though.

 

[Dullamite]

That is a cool pleco

 

[Edmundo]

Could it be a sub variant of L. Galaxias? Like the elusive L250, limited image is produced......

 

[simoncym.]

i also want.......look like L173....

 

[yayfish24]

Ive seen this video before. Id love to know what it is and i could only hope it makes its way into the hobby.