Biotoecus
Biotoecus | |
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B. opercularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
Tribe: | Geophagini |
Subtribe: | Crenicaratina |
Genus: | Biotoecus C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 |
Type species | |
Saraca opercularis Steindachner, 1875
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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 10 cm (3.9 in) in length.
Species
[edit]The two recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Biotoecus dicentrarchus S. O. Kullander, 1989
- Biotoecus opercularis (Steindachner, 1875)
References
[edit]- "Biotoecus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Biotoecus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
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