Plecostomus

Plecostomus, pleco, or plec is the common name of several species of freshwater loricariid catfish commonly sold as aquarium fish.

List of Latin Names[edit]

These include:

It is also used as part of the common names of various similar species of loricariids. The superficially similar loach Beaufortia kweichowensis is also sometimes known as the "butterfly plec", despite not being closely related to the Loracariidae.

Table of Common Names[edit]

Language of Origin	Common Name
South American Spanish	cucha mariposa
South American Spanish	cascudos
South American Spanish	acaris
North American English	Cat Fish
North American English	Sucker Fish
North American English	Sucker Mouth
Archaic North American English	Caught Fish
North American English	Plec
North American English	Pleco

See also[edit]

Loricariidae
Ancistrus, often incorrectly called "bristlenose pleco"

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