Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Geophaginae
Genus: Biotodoma

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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
Biotodoma cupido (Heckel, 1840)

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Biotodoma cupido
[Greenstreaked eartheater]

Photo by Hagblom, F.

South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Biotodoma wavrini (Gosse, 1963)

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Biotodoma wavrini
[Orinoco eartheater]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Biotodoma cupido Greenstreaked eartheater South America 11.7 SL 1840
Biotodoma wavrini Orinoco eartheater South America 10 SL 1963



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