Scarlet Trimmed Pleco

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Scarlet-Trimmed Pleco
Species:	Pseudacanthicus sp.
Games:	Endless Ocean 2
Category:	Freshwater Life
Length:	1ft (30cm)
Appearance:	A charcoal-grey fish with a flattened body and red-tinged fins.
Location: (EO2)	Cortica River Midstream
Time:	Day and night
Dangerous:
Forms:	Adult only

The Scarlet Trimmed Pleco (Pseudacanthicus sp. in-game, really Pseudacanthicus pirarara) is a species of freshwater plecostomus found only in Endless Ocean 2.

It gets its name from its red-edged fins, which contrast with its charcoal-grey body. It is quite large for a plecostomus, and is mostly a scavenger.

In-Game

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Endless Ocean 2

Description

"All of this attractive catfish's fins are bright red. It has a row of spines leading towards its tail fin, so should not be handled without gloves."

Location

Endless Ocean 2

These plecos can be found under zoom-mode glows all over the Cortica River Midstream area.

Behavior

They swim around under zoom-mode glows, usually only one or two per glow, and react positively to food.

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Notes

• This is one of Oceana's favorite creatures.
• The scarlet-trimmed pleco is one of only three pleco species to appear in the Endless Ocean games. The other two are the zebra pleco and the royal panaque.

Real-Life Information

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• True to the in-game description, the scarlet-trimmed pleco is equipped with some impressive spines. The genus name Pseudacanthicus reflects this, as it means "false thorn" in Greek. Members of this genus are often referred to as "cactus plecos" because they all have similar spines.
• In the aquarium industry, unnamed plecostomus fishes like this one are described with a system that gives them a label consisting of the letter "L" followed by a number; This specific species used to be L025. In 2016, seven years after Blue World's release, it was named Pseudacanthicus pirarara.
  • The specific name pirarara comes from the Brazilian common name for the redtail catfish.
• Though sought after by aquarists for its striking appearance, scarlet-trimmed pleco is large and rather territorial, so it can be somewhat difficult to keep in a tank with other fish. Even finding one for sale in the first place is tough, and the prices are usually very high.
  • It's not a predator, so it won't actively target any potential tankmates, but it is a carnivorous scavenger.
• Other common names for the scarlet-trimmed pleco include Red Devil Pleco, Scarlet Cactus Pleco, and Scarlet Pleco.

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