PlanetCatfish.com - Amaralia hypsiura (Aspredinidae) Cat-eLog

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Pair - female on left

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Amaralia hypsiura** (Kner, 1855)
Common Name	Two Rayed Banjo Catfish
Type Locality	Rio Branco, Amazonas.
Synonym(s)	Bunocephalus hypsiurus
Pronunciation	am are AHLI ah - hip see OOR ah
Etymology	Amaralia: Named after A de Amaral, a herpetologist.
Species Information
Size	133mm or 5.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon River basin. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Temperature	22.0-24.0°C or 71.6-75.2°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 17, pp 98 [9], Pl. 1 (fig. 1)
Registered Keepers	There are 13 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2020 Sep 16 01:16 (species record created: 2001 Apr 13 00:00)