Very Rare Pleco - ID ?

[Capo]

It looks different to the armoured pleco pictured above, the scales are similar but the patterning is more tigerish than just spotty.....if ya' catch my drift.

 

[Roy L.]

If you look here on Planet Catfish: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/numbers/11.PHP
Several look very much alike, and there are regional differences
of each species to make it even more complicated...

 

[ChickenTeeth]

Pleco?

 

[M|L]

When I worked for a petstore, the supplier for the store frequently imports these plecos from Peru.

We sell them as XLG common plecos.

http://www.oceanarium.co.uk/images/product/originals/127.jpg

 

[paintboi101]

nice, looks really nice, i want another plico, lol

 

[thefishofdoom]

Miles how much if ur selling i think its hella sweet

 

[Miles]

I don't think its a common Pleco, it comes from a different river then most plecos and apparantly is sensative to water change and oxygen levels.. I need a side view photo so you can see the scale structure..

 

[quix]

it reminds me of the snow king pleco
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/pterygop/302_F.PHP

which river did it come from?

 

[auqaboi]

it's a common pleco.

i was hoping to see a new pleco.

 

[TONY60]

It's commonly called, "common pleco".

Of course, we all know there are several variants (or species) of "common plecos" under the same name; and your fish, Miles, is one of them.

I did some pleco research years ago. I found out that germany had I.D'ed, and clasified most plecos. This was pre WWII. Sadly enough, we destroyed all their records and research with bombs. War sucks!!!!