Why L 24s have 8 points?

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24s and L25s both have 8 points at a matured age?
Because both of my pairs have 8 pointers

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how old is your pair? do you have pictures of them when they were young.
 
The adipose fin counts as the 8th point. In plecos, the adipose is not so soft as a real adipose (sensu characins), and instead it has a real spine.
 
As far as I'm aware the tail has always been counted as one and the adipose generally doesn't count in the tally.
Correct me if I'm mistaken but I've never seen counting other than the seven listed.
 
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