Biology:Hypostomus argus
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Short description: Species of catfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. argus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus argus (Fowler, 1943)
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Hypostomus argus[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Meta River basin in Colombia. The species reaches 11.6 cm (4.6 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]
References
- ↑ Fowler, Henry W. (1943). "A Collection of Fresh-Water Fishes from Colombia, Obtained Chiefly by Brother Nicéforo Maria". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 95: 223–266.
- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus argus". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=680141#null.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2022). "Hypostomus argus". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/hypostomus-argus.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q6405690 entry
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