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I am a long way from even close to being a hypan guru, but it does look somewhat like my 270's (well I bought them as 270 anyway).

i agree , looks just like my chocolate zebra aka l270

lol, also if mine was in fact a L270

Doesn't have thicker, more irregular vertical barring than in this species?

let me scope mine out right now.

hmmm , maybe as babies they are more straight? mine is a bit more wavy per say.

andywoolloo wrote:hmmm , maybe as babies they are more straight?

That's the case with pretty much all Hypancistrus, so I'm assuming yes.

The eye colour doesn't match however that's a bit unreliable. My first thought is this is what might look like as a youngster but I've never seen one this size. Hence why I've thrown it out for discussion here.

Jools

How big is the one in the photo should have been my first question....

Approx. 6.5 cm total length.

Hi!!

For sure this Hypancistrus is a member of the Rio Xingu complex!!
Which one might prove to be a nightmare to identified but at least we have reduce the river system...
Being very variable it could be anything
Taxonomy studies will surely prove how close from each other these fish are...
I am aware of 2 Hypancistrus will be considered as one...now there are a few other
Cheers
Yann

Hi,

I love this pattern! Body shape looks like L 400 / L 399 / L 66 and even L 287. The pattern is untypical for all of this Variants. I have seen lots of Xingu-Type fry, but never such a pattern. This fish is too young to identify.

Please post pictures, when it is adult, would be interesting...

It's a wild import and from a few years back. Interesting eh?

Jools

HI!!

from my part I have seen such pattern before.
If I remember correctly somthing like L333 or L401, doesn't mean this one is one

Cheers
Yann

Yann wrote: Taxonomy studies will surely prove how close from each other these fish are...
I am aware of 2 Hypancistrus will be considered as one...now there are a few other
Cheers
Yann

Hello Yann
At present, is studies of species of hypancistrus being done ?
Can you tell me what two hypancistrus species will be considered as one ?

Just interested.

A Xingu type.

Nice pleco - does the other side have the same pattern?
I've seen plecos one side straight lines and the other side wavy.

not sure but its pretty nice