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Biotoecus

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Biotoecus is a fish genus of cichlids from northern South America where one species (B. dicentrarchus) is found in the Orinoco Basin and the other (B. opercularis) occurs in the northern part of the Amazon Basin. These small cichlids do not surpass in length.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded403

Vissen Biotoecus is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de cichliden (Cichlidae). Soorten Biotoecus dicentrarchus Kullander, 1989 Biotoecus opercularis (Steindachner, 1875)

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
Family
Cichlidae
Collections
ANSP, ROM, NRM
Recorded in
Essequibo, Venezuela, Brazil

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Biotoecus is a fish genus of cichlids from northern South America where one species (B. dicentrarchus) is found in the Orinoco Basin and the other (B. opercularis) occurs in the northern part of the Amazon Basin. These small cichlids do not surpass in length.

==Species== The two recognized species in this genus are: Biotoecus dicentrarchus S. O. Kullander, 1989 Biotoecus opercularis (Steindachner, 1875)

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