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Pterygoplichthys has undergone much shifting in the past decades. Previously Liposarcus, Glyptoperichthys and Pterygoplichthys had been named as separate genera. [2] [3] Since then, these genera were recognized as synonyms of Pterygoplichthys by Armbruster, as the few differences between the genera were not deemed great enough to validate Glyptoperichthys and Liposarcus, and that recognizing ...
The species is native to the Amazon River Basin of Brazil and Peru, preferring pH ranges of 7.0–7.5.It is a facultative air breather; although normally a bottom-dwelling fish, it has the ability to breathe air from the surface of the water during dry periods or when dissolved oxygen is too low.
A large variety of common names is used to describe H. plecostomus, where plecostomus and the shortened "pleco" are interchangeable in all common names. The names include: algae sucker/eater; pez diablo (devil fish) [27] [28] pleco; water old lady (vieja del agua) janitor fish [3] municipal fish – 'ikan bandaraya' in Malay; suckermouth ...
Sailfin catfish, Janitor fish can refer to any of: Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus - the orinoco sailfin catfish; Pterygoplichthys pardalis - the amazon sailfin catfish; Pterygoplichthys anisitsi - the snow king sailfin catfish
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Introducing cleaner fish into salmonid aquaculture cages has also been found to be less stressful on salmonids than medical intervention for sea lice outbreaks. [13] Cleaner fish in the wild contribute to the overall health of aquatic communities by reducing morphological and physiological injuries by parasites to other species of fish.
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Janitor in a Drum [4] originated in 1945 as an industrial cleaning product made by Texize [2] and was subsequently marketed for consumer use. Greenville, South Carolina-based Texize was sold to Norwich Pharmacal Co. in 1967; that company "was acquired and became Morton Norwich Products Inc." [5] [6] Morton sold the consumer products division of Texize to Dow in 1986. [7]