Need help with identification! 3 Photos :)

[Nerine]

Sooooooo yeah I am NOT savvy when it comes to identification of pl*cos!

So need some help from the experts!! Here are some photos!

[Cheebs]

Hey Nerine,
I am by no means an expert, nor do I have much freshwater experience, but the tenant that rents from me has a bunch of tanks and plecos. It might be a type of Dragon Hi Fin Pleco, or Megalancistrus sp.

[Nerine]

It doesn't have the cheek spines Though that looks like one awesome pl*co!

[Nerine]

So it's a 50/50 as of right now, common critter or something more exotic...

[washefuzzy]

Do you own this pleco?

[Nerine]

yep he's a bit beat up because he tried to take over some territory (the cave in the photo) and he did win... lol

[fischkopp]

Check here: www.planetcatfish.com

One of the best libraries with lots of pictures, as well as information how to identify individual species.
There are only 400-500 different species. That shouldn't take too long.

[Nerine]

yeah I posted there...Pterygoplichthys is what they came up with...but it's most likely a LFS special with abnormal markings?
(it looks like the live photo, not the preserved photo, and the live photo - could be wrong photo??)

Not sure there are soooo many photos!!