Hatcheria macraei

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = PSM V68 D522 Hatcheria a mountain catfish.png

| genus = Hatcheria

| parent_authority = Eigenmann, 1909

| species = macraei

| display_parents = 3

| authority = (Girard, 1855)

| synonyms =

• Thrichomycterus macraei
  Girard, 1855
• Pygidium Burmeisteri
  Berg, 1895
• Hatcheria patagoniensis
  Eigenmann, 1909
• Hatcheria titcombi
  Eigenmann, 1918
• Hatcheria pique
  MacDonagh, 1938

}}

Hatcheria macraei is a species of pencil catfish and the only species in its genus.{{cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J. Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1 }} 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.{{FishBase|genus=Hatcheria|species=macraei|year=2012|month=February}}