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]
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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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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus argus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus argus". FishBase.