Amaralia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Aspredinidae |
Subfamily: | Bunocephalinae |
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.
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: