What Pleco L number is this?

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What Pleco L number is this?

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Hello I got some good pics and a tough one. what is this pleco approx. 8- 9 inches
looks like a 066 on the belly but I cant tell.
enjoy and all welcome to help!!! thanks!
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Hi TetraL200,

I'm not positive, but I think your fish resembles
Pterygoplichthys anisitsi
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Cheers, Eric
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Re: What Pleco L number is this?

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bekateen wrote: ↑28 Oct 2017, 22:34 Hi TetraL200,

I'm not positive, but I think your fish resembles
Pterygoplichthys anisitsi
.

Cheers, Eric
Is it an L number and what's it worth in the condition/quality of its colors and beautifulness.
also I cant find much on it (google.)
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Re: What Pleco L number is this?

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Thats P. ambrosettii, no l-number. A beautiful species and not found very often.
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