Brazilian long fin (?) common pleco

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Brazilian long fin (?) common pleco

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Hi Everybody, I'm always reading planetcatfish, but never had to post or sign before, but I need a help!
I can't ID my pleco. I was bought in a normal store, bought as a pleco for 1$ more or less, I'm from Brazil and the fish came from Barcelos area certain.
I'm thinking about Hypstomus, but a friend o mine told about ancistrus, I look up a lot os species and think they just don't match. The strange, is that the fish, apparent, has a long fin.
So, here the pictures, I hope you all try to help a brazilian friend.
I will try to post some better pics, but my cel cam is a garbage :(
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This is a species of , not quite sure which one. Looks closest to P. pardalis.

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Interesting specimen, as Jools said a Pterygoplichthys or Liposarcus if you want it a little more detailed. Before reading the origin I thought about P. ambrosettii, since I collected similar looking specimens in Bolivia. But knowing the origin now, it's more likely pardalis or disjunctivus.

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Thanks guys, this genus was my third option. I'd thought cause of the fin, but never ever ever think it was a pardalis (here is call pineapple pleco, cascudo abacaxi).
All Pterygoplichthys got this type of V fin?
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I am not sure what you mean by v-fin? Pterygoplichthys are most readily identified because of the larger number of soft dorsal fin rays.

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About a year ago, I saw some long finned common plecos. The fins were like that of a long finned bristlenose. I had pictures of it, I will have to look on Facebook when I am on a computer.
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