Jisho

×
Noun
1. plecostomus (algae-sucker fish); pleco; plecAbbreviation, abbr. of プレコストムス
Wikipedia definition
2. PlecostomusPlecostomus is also a synonym of the genus Hypostomus and the genus Loricariichthys. Pleco is a common name for fish from the family Loricariidae. Hypostomus plecostomus (known colloquially as a sucker fish) is the scientific name for a type of freshwater tropical Central and South American fish belonging to the family Loricariidae. They are large algae eaters, and to differentiate them from small algae eaters, they are often referred to as plecostomus, often abbreviated as plecos or plecs.
Read “Plecostomus” on English Wikipedia
Read “プレコ” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Plecostomus” on DBpedia

Discussions

to talk about this word.