Bushy Nose vs. Bristlenose

[cafman]

These are the same fish right? I always thought so but sometimes I see both names used even in the same fish store.
Sorry if you clicked this link thinking the title implied some kind of a dual.
cafman

 

[Anonymous]

I thought they were the same. Plecos have such a bad classification system. Same as rubber lip and rubber nose..WTF? Then you have the "L Numbers" to make it even more confusing.

 

[hbluehunter]

Yea the bushynose and the bristlenose are the same thing, it's just different names people call them..

 

[cafman]

That's what I thought but for some reason when someone says Bushynose I think of a working class fish with a broom and cockney accent. When someone says Bristlenose I think of a high society fish with a powered wig making important decisions in parliment. Maybe the fact that they are really the same thing is some sort of commentary on how I subconsciously view (pleco) humanity.
cafman

 

[Fern]

The L# system is much better than going by common name, too many common names for each fish.