Amaralia | |
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Scientific classification
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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
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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. [1]
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
Amaralia | |
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Scientific classification
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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]
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: