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Zucchini catfish

Isorineloricaria spinosissima

This is a truly giant Ecuadorian pleco that can end up longer than your forearm - it is basically a river bulldozer that spends its time grazing algae and plant growth off hard surfaces. The cool (and kind of wild) part is the strong sexual dimorphism with extra-long odontodes, plus those sharp gill-area spines that can snag nets, so you have to handle it with respect.