Why L 24s have 8 points?

[the animal guy]

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

 

[DHarris]

How are you counting? Looks like seven....

 

[altums85]

I guess the tail count as 2? cuz I counted 8 that way

 

[DHarris]

Here's my adult 24. Where do you see eight points?

Pectoral x 2, Pelvic x 2, Anal x1, Dorsal x 1 and Tail x 1

 

[Rotaryp04s]

No not all 24s and 25s will be 7pointers
Like this

 

[the animal guy]

Here's my adult 24. Where do you see eight points?
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Pectoral x 2, Pelvic x 2, Anal x1, Dorsal x 1 and Tail x 1

For yours its 7. The top and bottom trailers I counted as 2 because they split. Your’s full tail red. Thats crazy red mate

 

[DrownedFishonFire]

how old is your pair? do you have pictures of them when they were young.

 

[FJB]

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.

 

[DHarris]

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.

 

[the animal guy]

8 hardest rays or spine whatever it’s called. So it is 8 points