Orinoco eartheater

Biotodoma wavrini

Cichlid of the Orinoco Basin

Tropical
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Orinoco eartheater is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 10 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Biotodoma
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin, in the middle and upper Negro River drainage in Brazil and Venezuela; Orinoco River basin in Colombia and Venezuela.

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