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Biotodoma

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Biotodoma is a small genus of cichlids native to rivers in the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo basins in South America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded1,304

Vissen Biotodoma is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de cichliden (Cichlidae). Soorten Biotodoma cupido (Heckel, 1840) Biotodoma wavrini (Gosse, 1963)

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
20
Family
Cichlidae
Collections
TCWC, UMMZ, FMNH, UA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MPEG
Recorded in
Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Brasil, Guyana, Bresil, Guyane Francaise

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Biotodoma is a small genus of cichlids native to rivers in the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo basins in South America.

==Species== There are two currently recognized species in the genus, but additional cryptic species are known to exist. Biotodoma cupido (Heckel, 1840) (green-streaked eartheater) Biotodoma wavrini (J. P. Gosse, 1963) (Orinoco eartheater)

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