Biotodoma
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
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| image = Biotodoma cupido.png
| image_caption = Biotodoma cupido
| taxon = Biotodoma
| display_parents = 3
| authority = C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
| type_species = Geophagus cupido
| type_species_authority = Heckel, 1840
}}
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,{{FishBase genus | genus = Biotodoma| month = February | year = 2013}} but additional cryptic species are known to exist.Carvalho, A.P.C., R.A. Collins, J.G. Martínez, I.P. Farias, and T. Hrbek (2019). From shallow to deep divergences: mixed messages from Amazon Basin cichlids. Hydrobiologia 832(1): 317–329. {{doi|10.1007/s10750-018-3790-x}}
- Biotodoma cupido (Heckel, 1840) (green-streaked eartheater)
- Biotodoma wavrini (J. P. Gosse, 1963) (Orinoco eartheater)
References
- {{ITIS |id=169887 |taxon=Biotodoma |accessdate=6 June 2006}}
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Category:Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann
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