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Hypostomus argus

Hypostomus argus

Classification

Hypostomus argus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is found in the Orinoco River drainage of Colombia and Venezuela, as well as the Lake Valencia and Tocuyo River basins in Venezuela. However, there are two distinct populations which differ in jaw morphology.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog