Description

Also known as Albino Gibbiceps Pleco, Albino Sailfin Pleco, Armored Catfish, Armored Sailfin Catfish, Clown Pleco, Common Pleco, Gibby Pleco, Gibbiceps Pleco, Janitorfish, Leopard Sailfin Pleco, Leopard Sailfin Plecostomus, Leopard Sailfin Sucker, Rio Negro Sailfin Pleco, Sailfin Pleco, Sailfin Pleco Catfish, Sailfin Plecostomus, White Spotted Sailfin Pleco.

Found in schools, over sluggish rivers, of the Amazon and Orinoco River systems.
They feed nocturnally on algae.
Length - 50cm
Depth - ?m
South America - Middle and upper Amazon and Orinoco Basins

A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade, often used as cleaners/algae eaters in the tank.
These fish are able to breathe air and also have suction on their lips so they can move around feeding while being stuck to an object. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/pterygoplichthys-gibbiceps.html