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plates covering their bodies and
their suckermouths.
Several genera are sold as "plecos",
notably the
suckermouth catfish,
Hypostomus plecostomus, and are...
- In fish, a
suckermouth is a ventrally-oriented (inferior)
mouth adapted for
grazing on
algae and
small organisms that grow on
submerged objects. All Loricariidae...
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Suckermouth catfish may
refer to: Any
species of
armored catfish (family Loricariidae), most notably:
Hypostomus plecostomus, and
Hypostomus punctatus...
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Hypostomus plecostomus, also
known as the
suckermouth catfish or
common pleco, is a
tropical freshwater fish
belonging to the
armored catfish family (Loricariidae)...
- The
Pangani suckermouth (Chiloglanis deckenii) is a
species of upside-down
catfish native to
Kenya and Tanzania. This
species grows to a
length of 7 centimetres...
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found mostly in
North America the
species Hypostomus plecostomus (the
suckermouth catfish), or
other members of
family Loricariidae Chinese sucker fish...
- The
Kalombo suckermouth (Chiloglanis kalambo) is a
species of upside-down
catfish endemic to
Tanzania where it
occurs in the
Kalambo River. This species...
- The
lowveld suckermouth or rock catlet, (Chiloglanis swierstrai) is a
species of upside-down
catfish native to Mozambique,
South Africa,
Eswatini and...
- The
mbozi suckermouth (Chiloglanis mbozi) is a
species of upside-down
catfish endemic to
Tanzania where it
occurs in the Lake
Rukwa drainage. This species...
- rows of
armour plating covering the body, as well as the
underslung suckermouth. They are
generally small in size; O.
tapirape is the
smallest of the...
