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WorldHypostomus plecostomus A tropical armored catfish from South America, kept in aquariums for algae control.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreAmazon sailfin catfish A large freshwater armored catfish from South America, often kept in aquariums and known as an invasive pest elsewhere.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇻🇪 Venezuela and 1 moreOtocinclus Small South American armored catfishes known for algae eating and air breathing.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 BrazilZebra pleco Striped catfish from the Rio XinguCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1991

WorldWhiskered twig catfish Slender South American armored catfish genusCatfish · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreAncistrus A genus of small, nocturnal freshwater catfish native to South America and Panama.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Hypostomus plecostomus: Raphaël Covain, Natural History Museum of Geneva, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Amazon sailfin catfish: Richwales at en.wikipedia, Public domain, source
Otocinclus: CHUCAO, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Zebra pleco: Birger A, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Whiskered twig catfish: User:Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Ancistrus: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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