| Amaralia hypsiura | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Aspredinidae |
| Subfamily: | Bunocephalinae |
| Genus: | Amaralia Fowler, 1954 |
| Species: | A. hypsiura |
| Binomial name | |
| Amaralia hypsiura (Kner, 1855) |
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| Type species | |
| Bunocephalus hypsiurus Kner, 1855 |
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Amaralia hypsiura is a species of catfish of the family Aspredinidae. The genus Amaralia is monotypic but there exists one undescribed species: Amaralia 'oviraptor' Friel, 1992, known from the Paraguay-Paraná River system [1][2]
Amaralia hypsiura are found throughout the Amazon River basin. They are medium-sized aspredinids (not exceeding 133 millimetres or 5.2 in SL). These fish have a deep, laterally compressed caudal peduncle, a reduced dorsal fin with only 2–3 rays, and well-developed head ornamentation.[1]
Amaralia 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]