Wertheimeria maculata

Taxobox
name = "Wertheimeria maculata"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Doradidae
genus = "Wertheimeria"
genus_authority = Steindachner, 1877
species = "W. maculata"
binomial = "Wertheimeria maculata"
binomial_authority = Steindachner, 1877

"Wertheimeria maculata" is the only species in the genus "Wertheimeria" of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae. [ITIS|ID=681285|taxon="Wertheimeria maculata"|year=2007|date=May 22] This species originates from the Jequitinhonha and Pardo Rivers. These fish reach a length of about 30 centimetres (12 in). [FishBase species|genus=Wertheimeria|species=maculata|year=2007|month=May] Within its restricted range, "W. maculata" faces strong human habitat disturbances such as siltation, habitat fragmentation, pollution, and introduced species.cite journal|url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/juh5755520758321/fulltext.pdf|title=The karyotypes of the thorny catfishes "Wertheimeria maculata" Steindachner, 1877 and "Hassar wilderi" Kindle, 1895 (Siluriformes: Doradidae) and their relevance in doradids chromosomal evolution|first=Eduardo S.|last=Eler|coauthors=Dergam, Jorge A.; Vênere, Paulo C.; Paiva, Lílian C.; Miranda, Gabriela A.; Oliveira, Alessandro A.|journal=Genetica|year=2007|volume=130|pages=99–103|format=PDF|doi=10.1007/s10709-006-0023-4] This fish has been placed as the sister taxon to all other doradids.

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