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Amaralia hypsiura

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Amaralia hypsiura
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A. hypsiura
Binomial name
Amaralia hypsiura
(Kner, 1855)

Amaralia hypsiura, is a species of catfish of the family Aspredinidae.[1][2] A. 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Amaralia hypsiura". FishBase. January 2016 version.
  2. ^ "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa,. 1418: 1–628. 2007. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ "A Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Banjo Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae)" (PDF). Duke University, Durham, NC. 1994. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)