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Hypostomus argus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. argus
Binomial name
Hypostomus argus
( Fowler, 1943)
Synonyms [1]
  • Plecostomus argus

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

  1. ^ 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. JSTOR  4064347.
  2. ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus argus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus argus". FishBase.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hypostomus argus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. argus
Binomial name
Hypostomus argus
( Fowler, 1943)
Synonyms [1]
  • Plecostomus argus

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

  1. ^ 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. JSTOR  4064347.
  2. ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus argus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus argus". FishBase.

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