What Are These L Fish I See Here And There

[Boids-n-more]

Ok i see everyonce in a while where some posts about a fish and they say its an L43 or something like that. I have never heard of this sytem . I am wondering what is it and is there a list somewhere . If some can explain this to me it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Tolak]

The L system is used for plecs. http/www.planetcatfish.com/core/index.php

 

[Boids-n-more]

thanks for the web page. Now i know what there talking about lol

 

[pica_nuttalli]

FYI, C-numbers are used to describe cory cats

 

[insanityseeker]

where do i look on this website, i only see list of fish and there numbers, i still don't get the actual system.

 

[insanityseeker]

ne1???

 

[andywg]

The L number system (and its colleague, the LDA numbers) are a way of identifying plecos before they are assigned a scientific name. It is to show they are believed to be a diffrent species, but are awaiting confirmation of that.

It comes from Loricariidai which is the catfish family that plecos belong to

As mentioned the C numbers are used for cories, and the P number system is used for freshwater stingrays (of the genus Potomotrygon)

 

[The-Wolf]

to add to the confusion Danios & Devarios are starting to appear with TW numbers.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

At Planet cat click on the link that says "Cat-eLog"