bekateen wrote: 07 Aug 2017, 18:05 I'm not great at ID'ing loricariids of this type, but for what it's worth, I suspect it's in the genus

Hypostomus

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OK, thank you for ID - I do appreciate it.

Eric,

Yes, they didn't use the word "idiot", but the fact that they felt the need to inform me that there are no plecos native to Missouri indicates they think I must be very ignorant. Plus, I'm getting a bit frustrated, because so far, no one has actually offered what I originally asked for ...

cdarminio wrote: 07 Aug 2017, 13:06 If you caught it anywhere in the US, it's invasive. Loricariids originate from freshwater habitats of Costa Rica, Panama, and tropical and subtropical South America.

Yes, I know where loracarids are found - I wouldn't be asking here if I caught it in the US (see the previous reply).

Dave Rinaldo wrote: 07 Aug 2017, 06:32 If you caught it in Missouri, it's invasive.

Please, I'm not an idiot. Obviously there are no plecos native here. I was traveling in a Latin American country, and the area where I found this has no loracarids recorded from the area.

Hello everyone,
Can anyone give me a clue as to the ID of this loracarid? I caught it last week, in a rather remote location, where there are no known pleco species. So, I'm wondering, did I happen upon a new species, a new location of a known species, or an invasive species? (For now, I'd like to ...

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My local pet shop just got these in yesterday:
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What is the size of the species ?
Do you have or can you make pictures exactly from the side, top and bottom ?

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Mol_PMB wrote:P.S. Do you think yours could be the same species as mine too?

Hypoptopoma cf_guianense

Yes, with a cursory glance, it does look very similar to mine! Did you get yours this year as well? Perhaps they all originated from the same importation. Thanks for the input.

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