Leopard pleco

When its dorsal fin is up, it looks like a stretched sail!

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Leopard pleco

  • Habitat

    rivers in northern South America

  • Food

    algae and small animal material

  • Lifetime

    15 years

  • Weight

    unknown

  • Length

    50 cm

  • Number of eggs

    500 to 3000

  • Breeding time

    unknown

  • IUCN Status

    unexamined

  • EEP?

    no

15

years, that's how old a sailfin pleco gets

50

cm, that's how long a sailfin pleco gets

26

degrees, so warm is the water in which the sailfin pleco lives in the wild

Suction Cup

The beak has become a suction mouth. This allows them to easily hold onto the surface. The lips have small teeth, which they use to scrape algae off plants, wood and rocks.

Sailfin

The dorsal fin of the leopard pleco can be set completely upright. It then looks just like a stretched sail. The leopard pleco grows throughout its life and it can live up to 15 years.