gold nugget pleco

noun

Baryancistrus xanthellus, a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil.

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noungold nugget pleco (plural gold nugget plecos)

plural gold nugget plecos

  1. Baryancistrus xanthellus, a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil.

    One of the most attractive species of armored suckermouth catfish is the recently imported gold nugget pleco.

    1991, Ferraris, Carl J, Catfish in the aquarium : an introduction to catfish keeping and the diversity of catfish forms and behavior, page 45
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    The gold nugget pleco is a highly variable species, found from the lowland region of the Xingu at Belo Monte, upstream to above São Félix do Xingu.

    (Can we date this quote?), Oliver Lucanus, “Gold Nugget Plecos: Treasure from the Xingu”, in tfhmagazine.com
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