Pleco ID please

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venmus93

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I caught some of these in Buffalo Bayou in the middle of Houston of all places....they have apparently established themselves quite well in our water system. Nice looking animals, but I don't know the species...any help would be greatly appreciated! Some of them that I saw were pretty large (9 inches plus).

Thanks!

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venmus93;3652097; said:
I caught some of these in Buffalo Bayou in the middle of Houston of all places....they have apparently established themselves quite well in our water system. Nice looking animals, but I don't know the species...any help would be greatly appreciated! Some of them that I saw were pretty large (9 inches plus).

Thanks!
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wow.. it might be a common pleco it looks like a Hypostomus family..

no idea on what it is...
 
I count about 10 rays on it's fin. I think it's a Pterygoplichthys.

Maybe a disjunctivus/pardalis mix. More pics may help (belly shots)
 
Warborg;3652199;3652199 said:
I count about 10 rays on it's fin. I think it's a Pterygoplichthys.

Maybe a disjunctivus/pardalis mix. More pics may help (belly shots)
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Thanks! Here's a belly shot. The second photo in my first post (underwater) gives an inaccurate representation of its color....its not as yellow.

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If it was from a store I'd be tempted to say it's a new kind but since it's "wild" caught... I'm going to stick with some kind of hybrid/mix.
 
Warborg;3653234;3653234 said:
If it was from a store I'd be tempted to say it's a new kind but since it's "wild" caught... I'm going to stick with some kind of hybrid/mix.
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Thanks for the info...I am going to try to see what invader/non-native species are listed with Texas Parks and Wildlife and see if any Hypostomus/Pterygoplichthys species are listed.
 
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