Holes on plecos face

[Bryanna Gallegos]

I have a pleco that has two large whitish red looking holes below his eyes and my cichlids are starting to pick at him. I am nervous he is dying or something is seriously wrong.

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[Charney]

looks like it is affecting both sensory pits. Wonder if hole in the head?