Biotodoma wavrini (Gosse, 1963)
Orinoco eartheater
Biotodoma wavrini
photo by Hagblom, F.

 Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Geophaginae
 Max. size:  10 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 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.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 12.08.94
 Modified by: Torres, Armi G. - 10.11.08
 Checked by: Kullander, Sven O. - 25.10.00

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