Common Or Sailfin? (L021 Or L083)?

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I have a pleco, and im not quite sure what he is. He was labeled as common, but he looked much different than the others in the store display. After doing some research i think he may be a sailfin.

Are there any distinguishing characteristics between the two?

If worst comes to worst ill upload a photo to help you guys, but i figure there must be a way for me to differentiate him on my own.
 
theres few different common plec you would be better uploading a pic
 
If you know what both look like they are easy to tell apart but it is hard to put into words, the dorsal and pattern are subtly different.

A picture would solve it as mentioned above, in the meantime look at both these links to see if you can decide for yourself.

'Sailfin' - http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/_species.php?species_id=148

'Common' - http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/_species.php?species_id=88
 
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/73023936@N04/6588589821/

Low quality...I know... But this is all I've got for a camera. I think it's sailfin looking at the pectoral, caudal, and dorsal fin patterns
 
Not the easiest photo to tell but if I were a betting man I would say common
 

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