Bristlenose pleco anyone know what type and male or female?

[Vamosdevanti]

Hello everyone, so I got a bristlenose pleco from local pet shop and s/he is beautiful. But I would love to know what type and if it's a male or female. It's roughly 4 - 6 months old and about 5 inches maybe bigger.

Photos aren't the best as phone camera is poor

 

[CassCats]

Looks to be a calico color morph of domestic bristlenose (ancistrus cf cirrhosis for scientific name) and looks most likely a young male due to nose bristles starting up the top center of the nose--females rarely if ever get bristles here, but definitely not at this age.

Blurry photos, but zoomed in you can see the bristles here in the middle.

 

[emeraldking]

At this age and size, the sex should be already clear. Only the males show those bristles. Yes, the pics are blurry but @CassCats has enhanced one of the pics and we do see small bristles.