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499 species, each with the water it needs, who it gets along with, and where it comes from. Find one, or browse by family, genus or river.

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Showing: Genus: Acanthicus ✕

Acanthicus 3 fish

Lyretail pleco

L155
Lyretail pleco ≈

Plecos · Acanthicus

  • 25–29°C
  • pH 5.5–7.5
  • Bottom
  • Mixed
Rio Branco, Madeira and Xingu, Brazil

Lyretail pleco

L155

Acanthicus hystrix

Rio Branco, Madeira and Xingu, Brazil · river

Temperature
25–29°C
pH
5.5–7.5
Swims
Bottom
Diet
Omnivore
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Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0

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