Yawning pleco - what are these thorns?

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mr.bigglesworth

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Around his gill area? Pics are next to impossible, you cant see them unless he yawns. It looks extremely sharp and serrated all over like thorns. About 4-8 thorns per gill side. Maybe a few more or less. I have grown very attached to this plecostamus and want to make sure this is nothing to be concerned about.

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I've found a few articles on google that say it's normal...
 
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jpappy789 said:
Spines behind the gill plate. Completely normal for the Ancistrus genus.
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Well yeah but I'm talking internal, inside the gill slits. You don't see the thorns unless you take him out of the water or he yawns. Idk, I suppose this could be the gill plate I'm no pleco expert.

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I first saw those things on my pleco when I got "her" a boyfriend. Turns out "she" was really a "he" and didn't appreciate the new guy! LOL! The two of them were actually able to bloody each other up a bit by wagging their bodies side to side with those spiky things out...

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normal, they are a defnse mechanism
and effective
 
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