Hypostomus argus
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| Hypostomus argus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. argus |
| 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]