Guianas, and Trinidad and Tobago. Confusingly, the name Hypostomus plecostomus (or Plecostomus plecostomus) has sometimes been incorrectly used for several more-or-less...

aquarium fish. These include: Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps Hypostomus plecostomus Hypostomus punctatus Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus Pterygoplichthys...

formerly known as Plecostomus plecostomus. The taxonomic structure of the Loricariidae is still being expanded by scientists. Hypostomus is a highly species-rich...

centimetres (12 in) TL. Hypostomus punctatus is difficult to distinguish from closely related species, such as Hypostomus plecostomus. Identification is relatively...

Plecostomus, pleco, or plec refers to several species of freshwater loricariid catfish commonly sold as aquarium fish: Hypostomus plecostomus Hypostomus...

name "plecostomus", and its shortened forms "pleco" and "plec", are used for many Loricariidae, since Plecostomus plecostomus (now called Hypostomus plecostomus)...

(suckers): freshwater fish found mostly in North America the species Hypostomus plecostomus (the suckermouth catfish), or other members of family Loricariidae...

of armored catfish (family Loricariidae), most notably: Hypostomus plecostomus, and Hypostomus punctatus, two species of armored catfish popular with aquarists...

It is sometimes confused with the Hypostomus plecostomus (another armored catfish known as the "common plecostomus"). The two species can be distinguished...

but this may lead to confusion as "pleco" usually is used for Hypostomus plecostomus and its allies and is often used as a catchall term for any loricariids...