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Scientific Name Wertheimeria maculata  Steindachner, 1877
Common Names Snoring Catfish
Gulplettet Tornmalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Rio Jequitinhonha, southeastern Brazil.
Pronunciation Verr thigh MEER ee ah. - MAK you lah ta.
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Size 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Rio Jequitinhonha basin.
Bahia State Rivers, Pardo (Bahia) (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Minas Gerais State Rivers, Jequitinhonha (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.), pp 660 [102], Pl. 10.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 22 02:51 (species record created: 2011 Jul 13 13:09)