Hypancistrus/baryancistrus ID

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Hypancistrus/baryancistrus ID

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It has been sold as a "Baryancistrus sp.LDA33", but I think he looks more like a Hypancistrus.

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Any ideas for a good ID?

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Hi!

Yes it looks pretty much like a young Hypancistrus, possibly H. inspector, or L102 or L4/5/28/73.
The rather typical big eye and the small mouth are sure very caracteristic of Hypancistrus
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Hi,
I think that he is not baryancistrus because his mouth is small.I think that he is a Hypancistrus sp. L004.
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This is L 201 from Colombia/Venezuela. A very common fish here. I have not really looked closely at one to determine a possible genus.
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ugh

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Aqualog does it again!! It shows L201 as being a peckoltia from Brazil, similar to the L129 from Venezuela..

I'll never learn this stuff at this rate... :cry:
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Lampy,
You are correct. Good thing I did not check Aqualog! It is a totally different fish. L 201 arrives here mixed in with batches of Panaque albomaculatus. Most local exporters think that L 201 are baby Panaque albomaculatus and so they just mix the two. If you (or anyone else) is serious about L Numbers you need Das Grosse Buch der Welse which has the original photos of L 1 through L 234 plus notes on each sp.
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Shane wrote: If you (or anyone else) is serious about L Numbers you need Das Grosse Buch der Welse which has the original photos of L 1 through L 234 plus notes on each sp.
-Shane
Failing that this sitehas access to a lot of the orignal pics and is (at least) more accurate than aqualog.

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Post by Jorge »

Thanks to everybody. I agree with H. inspector L201.
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Post by Pleco33 »

Hello everbody.. well ..and Somebody knows how to breed him..???? Some experience related to this gorgeous L201..???

Because I have a couple of this sp. :roll: and they have 100mm each one.

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Sorry for the picture. It´s not really good.. :oops:

Thanks in advance. 8)
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