Pleco ID

Marcos Avila · Post by **Marcos Avila** » 27 May 2007, 09:34

This little beauty was sent to me as being from Rio Xingu, but I couldn't find any pleco from that basin that matches it. Any ideas?

Post by **Silurus** » 27 May 2007, 10:04

Looks like (Hemiancistrus sabaji).

Marcos Avila · Post by **Marcos Avila** » 27 May 2007, 11:38

Yeah that was exactly my first thought, but Peckoltia sabaji is from Guyana, not Rio Xingu, so that would imply there was a mistake in the fish's origin, which is a little bit wierd given the specifics of the situation (the owner is Brazilian and it's not common for plecos to be imported from other countries) but still quite possible I guess.

Let's see if anyone else can name a candidate from Xingu, otherwise I'll tell the owner that his fish really is P. sabaji from Guyana.

Post by **Silurus** » 27 May 2007, 11:43

If you look at the distribution for the species, you will see that it includes Brazil.

Marcos Avila · Post by **Marcos Avila** » 27 May 2007, 11:50

Ah...I'd missed that because I looked only at the Type Locality. Xingu is in the southern part of the Amazon, but a mistake between Xingu and a northern Amazon river such as the Negro is a lot easier to understand. Thanks!