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Amaralia

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Amaralia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Aspredinidae
Subfamily: Aspredininae
Genus: Amaralia
Fowler, 1954
Type species
Bunocephalus hypsiurus
Kner, 1855

Amaralia is a genus of catfish of the family Aspredinidae native to Amazon and Paraná-Paraguay basin. These species appear to be specialized to feed on the eggs of other catfishes; eggs found in Amaralia stomachs are thought to be those of loricariids.[1]

Species

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There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ Friel, J.P. (1994). "A Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Banjo Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae)" (PDF). Duke University, Durham, NC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28.
  2. ^ Friel, J.P. & Carvalho, T.P. (2016): A new species of Amaralia Fowler (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the Paraná-Paraguay River Basin. Zootaxa, 4088 (4): 531–546.