L239 Blue Panaque Pleco (Baryancistrus beggini) Sizes:2.5 - 3 inches They are members of the

They are members of the Batrachomoeusgenus

To breathe air

Native to the Rio Negro and surrounding Amazonian blackwater systems

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L239 Blue Panaque Pleco (Baryancistrus beggini) Sizes:2.5 - 3 inches They are members of theThese deep blue colored plecos are known as L 239's. These beautiful plecos are commonly found in Rio Orinoco in the Amazon, as well as Venezuela, lower Rio Guaviare, and Columbia. Despite its misleading trade name, the Blue 'Panaque' is not part of the genus Panaque it has little or nothing in common with these large, wood eating catfishes.