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.

Biotoecus
B. opercularis
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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

Species

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The two recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

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  • "Biotoecus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Biotoecus". FishBase. February 2013 version.