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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 〔 ''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.〔 ''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. ==External links== * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amaralia hypsiura」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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