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Hypostomus sp. 'albino'

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Allan James (3)

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Description: The Hypostomus genus has 7 soft rays to the dorsal fin whereas the similar looking Pterygoplichthys species have 10 soft dorsal fin rays. This albino specimen was photographed at the North Lakes aquatic shop in Penrith in Cumbria, Northern England in 1998. It was imported from the wild from Brazil in 1992 from an unknown location.

Common Name:

Albino Pleco

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, location unknown.

Size:

Temp:

22-25°c (71-77°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.

Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails

Hypostomus sp. 'albino'

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