Biotodoma

Biotodoma
Biotodoma cupido
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Geophaginae
Genus: Biotodoma
C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
Type species
Geophagus cupido
Heckel, 1840

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

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Biotodoma in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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