Hypostomus hemiurus

{{Short description|Species of catfish}}

{{Speciesbox

| taxon = Hypostomus hemiurus

| authority = (Eigenmann, 1912)

| synonyms = *Plecostomus hemiurus

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Hypostomus hemiurus{{Cite web |title=ITIS - Report: Hypostomus hemiurus |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=680176#null |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.itis.gov}} is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in various coastal drainage basins in Guyana, reportedly including the Potaro River, the Mazaruni River, and the Rupununi.{{Cite web |title=Hypostomus hemiurus - L-numbers database - Welsfans |url=https://www.suedamerikafans.de/en/wels-datenbank/welsart/ |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Southamerica fans |language=en-US}} The species reaches 20.1 cm (7.9 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.{{Cite web |date=2022 |editor-last=Froese |editor-first=Rainer |editor2-last=Pauly |editor2-first=Daniel |title=Hypostomus hemiurus |url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/48153 |website=FishBase}}