Wertheimeria maculata
Steindachner, 1877
(Type species)
macula (lat.) = spoted, because the bright spots on the trunk
Synonyms
Snoring Catfish
Length (total)
approx. 35 cm
Standard length (documented)
220.0 mm
Recommended tank size
180 cm
Eats plants
not known
Piscicultura Tanganyika, Aquiraz in Brazil
long
iv / 11 - 12 rays
slightly incised / concave
6 soft rays
convex
9 soft rays
5 - 6 soft rays
iv / 11 - 12 rays
slightly incised / concave
6 soft rays
convex
9 soft rays
5 - 6 soft rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
- Higuchi, H.; Britski, H.A. & Garavello, J.C., 1990 "Kalyptodoras bahiensis, a new genus and species of thorny catfish from northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Doradidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 224
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 466
- Evers, Hans-Georg: "Kaum zu glauben: erfolgreiche Nachzucht des seltenen Dornwelses Wertheimeria maculata"
(Amazonas Juli / August 2019) - Katzschmann, A. & Behr, N.: "Ganz schön stachelig!"
(Amazonas Januar / Februar 2023)
- Steindachner, Dr. F., 1876 "Die Süsswasserfische des südöstlichen Brasilien III." (Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften , Vol. 74, P. 660)
- Vono, V. & Birindelli, J., 2007 "Natural history of Wertheimeria maculata, a basal doradid catfish endemic to eastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Doradidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 18 No. 2)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 179)
- Birindelli, José L.O., 2014 "Phylogenetic relationships of the South American Doradoidea (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 12 No. 3, P. 536)
- PCF
Many thanks to
for the pictures
José Birindelli (CC BY-NC 3.0)
1, 2, 3, 4
Steindachner, Franz (PD)
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