Male in the aquarium
A male of Biotodoma wavrini from the mouth of Rio Meta [Colombia] in the aquarium of Rainer Stawikowski [Germany]. The male shows the typical stripes on the head.Photo by Rainer Stawikowski. (10-Nov-2008). determiner Rainer Stawikowski

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Geophagini

Genus
Biotodoma

Status
valid


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Published:

Last updated on:
04-Dec-2004

Biotodoma wavrini (Gosse, 1963)

Original description as Geophagus wavrini:

ZooBank:63BF2CA2-4955-4712-A90F-64AAC001B74D.

  • Gosse, Jean-Pierre. 1963. "Description de deux cichlides nouveaux de la region amazonienne". Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 39 (35); p 2-3 (crc00069)

Conservation: Biotodoma wavrini is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.

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