Hatcheria macraei (Girard, 1855)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hatcheria is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, the only species in the genus is Hatcheria macraei. This fish grows to about 20.8 centimetres (8.2 in) and originates from rivers east of the Andes in Argentina, between 29° and 45°30′S.
Wikipedia contributors, Hatcheria; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:44:52.820228+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hatcheria macraei (Girard, 1855)
- Name authority
- (Girard, 1855)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Trichomycteridae
- Genus
- Hatcheria
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyTrichomycteridae Bleeker, 1858
- subfamilyTrichomycterinae Bleeker, 1858
- genusHatcheria Eigenmann, 1909
- speciesHatcheria macraei (Girard, 1855)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hatcheria pique MacDonagh, 1938 MacDonagh, 1938 | synonym |
| Thrichomycterus macraei Girard, 1855 Girard, 1855 | synonym |
| Trichomycterus macraei (Girard, 1855) (Girard, 1855) | synonym |
| Hatcheria patagoniensis Eigenmann, 1909 Eigenmann, 1909 | synonym |
| Hatcheria titcombi Eigenmann, 1917 Eigenmann, 1917 | synonym |
| Pygidium burmeisteri Berg, 1895 Berg, 1895 | synonym |
| Trichomycterus burmeisteri (Berg, 1895) (Berg, 1895) | synonym |
| Trichomycterus patagoniensis (Eigenmann, 1909) (Eigenmann, 1909) | synonym |
| Trichomycterus pique (MacDonagh, 1938) (MacDonagh, 1938) | synonym |
| Trichomycterus titcombi (Eigenmann, 1917) (Eigenmann, 1917) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1015006 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JVXX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.