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Panaque nigrolineatus, the royal panaque, royal plec, or royal pleco, is an herbivorous freshwater armored catfish native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela where it occurs in the Orinoco and Amazon basins. It is known for being one of the few fish that digest wood.
Members of the family Loricariidae are commonly referred to as loricariids, suckermouth catfishes, armoured catfish, or suckermouth armoured catfish. [4] The name "plecostomus", and its shortened forms "pleco" and "plec", are used for many Loricariidae, since Plecostomus plecostomus (now called Hypostomus plecostomus) was one of the first loricariid species imported for the fish-keeping hobby.
Acanthicus adonis, the adonis pleco or polka dot lyre-tail pleco, is a large species of armored catfish. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was originally described from the lower Tocantins River in Brazil, but individuals resembling the species have also been recorded from Amazonian Peru.
A fisherman in northern Cambodia hooked what researchers say is the world’s largest freshwater fish — a giant stingray that scientists know relatively little
The largest species is the South American fish usually known as the arapaima (Arapaima gigas). The maximum size this species can attain is a matter of some controversy and some rank it among the world's largest freshwater fishes. No individual arapaima over 3 m (9.8 ft) has been verified and measured.
Acanthicus adonis Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1988 (adonis pleco, polka dot lyre-tail pleco) Acanthicus hystrix Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 (lyre-tail pleco) A. hystrix is also known as L155 by the L-number system. [5] Possibly undescribed species in the genus are L193 (Orinoco basin) and L407 (Branco basin), but these may be variants of A ...
JEREMY: "This is the biggest fish of my South American fishing career. A river monster as deadly as any beast of folklore." Like always, Jeremy tossed the fish back in the water.
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus is one of several tropical fish commonly known as Orinoco sailfin catfish, plecostomus (or plecos). It belongs to the armored catfish family ( Loricariidae ). Named for its sail-like dorsal fin , the part of its scientific name multiradiatus means "many-rayed" and refers to the rays of the dorsal fin .