Wertheimeria maculata
Wertheimeria maculata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Doradidae |
Genus: | Wertheimeria Steindachner, 1877 |
Species: | W. maculata
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Binomial name | |
Wertheimeria maculata Steindachner, 1877
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Wertheimeria maculata is the only species in the genus Wertheimeria of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species is endemic to Brazil and is found in the Jequitinhonha and Pardo Rivers.[2] These fish reach a length of 30.0 centimetres (11.8 in) SL.[3] Within its restricted range, W. maculata faces strong human habitat disturbances such as siltation, habitat fragmentation, pollution, and introduced species.[2] This fish has been placed as the sister taxon to all other doradids.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Wertheimeria maculata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
- ^ a b c Eler, Eduardo S.; Dergam, Jorge A.; Vênere, Paulo C.; Paiva, Lílian C.; Miranda, Gabriela A.; Oliveira, Alessandro A. (2007). "The karyotypes of the thorny catfishes Wertheimeria maculata Steindachner, 1877 and Hassar wilderi Kindle, 1895 (Siluriformes: Doradidae) and their relevance in doradids chromosomal evolution". Genetica. 130 (1): 99–103. doi:10.1007/s10709-006-0023-4. PMID 16897457. S2CID 9573024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Wertheimeria maculata" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Categories:
- Doradidae
- Catfish of South America
- Freshwater fish of Brazil
- Endemic fauna of Brazil
- Fish described in 1877
- Taxa named by Franz Steindachner
- Doradidae stubs