Hypostomus argus
Fowler, 1943
Argus (lat.) - Monster of Greek mythology with hundreds of eyes all over - because of the many black dots
Synonyms
Plecostomus argus
Length (total)
approx. 17 cm
Standard length (documented)
116.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males have longer fins
from genus: Standard
unknown
present
I / 4 rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
small dark dots
I / 7 rays
slightly convex
small dark dots
7 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 4 rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
small dark dots
I / 7 rays
slightly convex
small dark dots
7 soft rays
5 soft rays
in undescribed genus LG 13
not known
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 356
- 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, Vol. 95, P. 249)
- Armbruster, J.W., 2004 "Phylogenetic relationships of the suckermouth armoured catfishes (Loricariidae) with emphasis on the Hypostominae and the Ancistrinae" (abstract) (Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, P. 79)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 251)
- Armbruster, J.W.; Werneke, D.C. & Tan, M., 2015 "Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes)" (ZooKeys, Vol. 480, P. 97)
- DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Callazos, E.E.; Herrera-R., G.A.; Ortega-Lara, A.; Villa-Navarro, F.A.; Oviedo, J.S.U. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2017 "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem" (ZooKeys, Vol. 708, P. 82)
- Urbano-Bonilla, A.; Ballen, G.A.; Herrera-R, G.A.; Zamudio, J., Herrera-Collazos; E.E.; DoNascimiento, C.; Prada-Pedreros, S. & Maldonado-Ocampo, A., 2018 "Fishes of the Cusiana River (Meta River basin, Colombia), with an identification key to its species" (ZooKeys, No. 733, P. 76)
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