id the L number pls.

[justin_cu]

hi. can u pls help identify the L number for this plecos.

 

[justin_cu]

1st one on the pic they call it adonis, 2nd is galaxy beacon?, 3rd is green phantom. pls help with the L numbers. thx

 

[Pharaoh]

Check here for the best resource on L#s:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/

Adonis = Not sure
Galaxy = L007
Green phantoms = L200

Please verify these.....

 

[davo]

Top is Acanthicus adonis, they don't have an L number.
left is.... not entirely sure, do you have a better picture. May well be Leporacanthicus galaxias or similar (L007 or L029) but unsure.
Right is L200. There are two species associated with this L-number, Hemiancistrus subviridis and Baryancistrus demantoides. Yours is H. subviridis.

 

[Red Devil]

L-155 gets you the { Acanthicus hystrix} which grows something like 39 inches.. adonis grows to 16 inches... maybe davo can tell us how to ID differences?

 

[davo]

L-155 gets you the { Acanthicus hystrix} which grows something like 39 inches.. adonis grows to 16 inches... maybe davo can tell us how to ID differences?

A. adonis is distinguished from other Acanthicus by having the white spots as a juvenile (easiest way to distinguish here). A. hystrix also has a more rounded snout and larger/more odontodes in this area. Also adonis are generall "less spiny" along the spine. A. hystrix also said to brown out a bit when they are older and large, whereas adonis stay more true black. When they are older is when people start confusing the two, but as Liz points out they do have different adult sizes.
A. adonis doesn't have an L number because it was already described by science, so didn't need to be catalogued.

 

[Red Devil]

A. adonis is distinguished from other Acanthicus by having the white spots as a juvenile (easiest way to distinguish here). A. hystrix also has a more rounded snout and larger/more odontodes in this area. Also adonis are generall "less spiny" along the spine. A. hystrix also said to brown out a bit when they are older and large, whereas adonis stay more true black. When they are older is when people start confusing the two, but as Liz points out they do have different adult sizes.
A. adonis doesn't have an L number because it was already described by science, so didn't need to be catalogued.

Thanks very much for all the info Davo...appreciate it very much

 

[Plec123]

L-155 gets you the { Acanthicus hystrix} which grows something like 39 inches.. adonis grows to 16 inches... maybe davo can tell us how to ID differences?

Liz, hystrix gets 16" and adonis gets 39" lol

 

[Red Devil]

Liz, hystrix gets 16" and adonis gets 39" lol

sorry incorrect... other way around

 

[Death Pony]

Adonis plecos get huge! Here's a good example;