Help id this brown with black spots pleco?

[Angelface23]

I got this guy free from someone when I picked up some other fish and he had no idea what kind of critter it is! And I'm terrible at identifying Is he just a common pleco?

Hoping someone here can help!

Thanks!

[racoll]

Certainly a

Pterygoplichthys

, which one?

On the balance of probability, this is a

Common Pleco

, but with abnormal markings. This species usually has squiggles rather than discrete dots, but they are bred in huge numbers and unusual specimens will crop up. It could just be a size thing too, as the dots will coalesce into lines as the fish gets older. How big is it?

However these markings do in theory fit with

Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

. That's very unlikely, but an outside chance. Don't rely on the live picture of

Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

too much though either, as I'm not convinced that is the right species for that picture.

Maybe member Suckermouth can help further?

[Angelface23]

It's about 6 inches long, I've only had it a short while, so haven't noticed any visible growth as of yet!

Thank you!!

[tagamasid1023]

It does look like a common pleco.