Wertheimeria maculata

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Wertheimeria maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Doradidae Genus: Wertheimeria Steindachner, 1877 Species: W. maculata
Binomial name
Wertheimeria maculata Steindachner, 1877

Wertheimeria maculata is the only species in the genus Wertheimeria of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.^[1] This species originates from the Jequitinhonha and Pardo Rivers.^[2] These fish reach a length of about 30 centimetres (12 in).^[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]

[edit] References

1. ^ Wertheimeria maculata (TSN 681285). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on May 22, 2007.
2. ^ ^{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" (PDF). Genetica 130: 99–103. doi:10.1007/s10709-006-0023-4. 
3. ^ "Wertheimeria maculata". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.