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Amaralia
Sign in to saveAmaralia 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.
Species
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Genus
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyAspredinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Aspredinidae
- Collections
- INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MNHN, USNM, NHMUK, K
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Bolivie, Guyana, CôTe D'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Venezuela, Guinea, Brazil
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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.
==Species== There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: Amaralia hypsiura (Kner, 1855) Amaralia oviraptor Friel & Carvalho, 2016
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