ID Pleco

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Orthopod
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ID Pleco

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What do you think? Thx
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racoll
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Isorineloricaria spinosissima
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Post by Suckermouth »

A normal side view would help immensely to confirm what it looks like. I think racoll's got it or is at least really close.

Also, it looks to be the same individual fish we're discussing here:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... 13&t=33693
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Or, as suggested in the other thread,
Squaliforma villarsi
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