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-I am stunningly beautiful.
-The smallest member of my genus reaches only 20cm in length.

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-The closest relative of mine has an L-number and lives in one of many rivers that flows into Rio Negro.
-I live in the upper Essequibo drainage in Guyana as well as in the northern part of The Amazon drainage in Brazil.
-I am very expensive.

(although it has got an L number, of which you can say it isn't of any use anymore?)

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Jools

So close Dutchfry

The winner of this round is Jools

I think I rather stole it, so DutchFry should propose the next riddle...

Jools

so close but not good enough!

but if Jools insists, who am i to disagree?

so here we go:

- i am a very large catfish
- i am quite rare

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Haavard Stoere wrote:

Pangasianodon gigas

that's the one!

maybe too easy hmm? i suck in this game

Sweet

-I am a small pleco.
-I am currently not assigned to a genus.
-I am rarely if ever imported for the trade, but would probably be of much interest to pleco keepers.

DutchFry wrote:

maybe too easy hmm? i suck in this game

I've had clues that I think were guessed right after I hit the Submit button! I didn't even have a chance to get out of my computer chair

Here's an updated list for everyone:
Previously Listed Catfish

Haavard Stoere wrote:Sweet

-I am a small pl*co.
-I am currently not assigned to a genus.
-I am rarely if ever imported for the trade, but would probably be of much interest to pl*co keepers.

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-I am probably from the upper Orinoco in Venezuela.
-I resemble the most popular species of hypancistrus from Rio Xingu.

maybe?

torbanite wrote:

Panaque sp_aff_maccus

maybe?

-I am currently not assigned to a genus. (Panaque is a genus)

Haavard Stoere wrote:

torbanite wrote:

Panaque sp_aff_maccus

maybe?

-I am currently not assigned to a genus. (Panaque is a genus)

Ah rats!

I was going on the fact that the Cat-e-log entry seems to cast doubt on what genus it belongs in:

"This species belongs to the group [...] that has been proposed to belong to a new genus, Panaqolus.
[...].
That said and done, it does not appear that it will gain acceptance among the majority of the scientific community. Late in 2003, we reverted to calling this species Panaque. "

Marc van Arc wrote:

Ancistrini sp(l189)

Very close, but not as flattened

This guy looks a little bit less flat and is from Venezuela.
?
I think he looks a bit like P.maccus so obviously mine is not "an educated guess", but I'm learning...maybe L400 look-alike?

-Cat-elog don`t have my picture.

Having guessed the above (small, upper Orinoco, no picture) I'd like to state that it's very - if not too - difficult to put fishes without picture into this game.
My previous guess (Ancistrini sp(l189)) was too flat, but when the intended fish has no picture one just can't compare.
No need for anyone to feel offended; it's just a suggestion.

Noted

-I am pictured in Aqualog All L-Numbers.
-From above and front the markings in my neck area looks like the logo of an international franchise selling fast-food.

Aqualog All L-Numbers? I didn't really have catfish until this past winter so I don't own this book and it's not free online that I could find.
I guess that means you'll have to post a picture when your riddle's done so we can see it.

L number Banana wrote:Aqualog All L-Numbers? I didn't really have catfish until this past winter so I don't own this book and it's not free online that I could find.
I guess that means you'll have to post a picture when your riddle's done so we can see it.

I was going to post a link and say "It's well worth having" (particularly based on your username), but I found the price in the US quite expensive.

Either way, here's the link. You'll want to log in to Amazon via the links provided at the top of this forum. http://www.amazon.com/Aqualog-Loricarii ... 948&sr=8-4

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Mats