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Scientific Name Biotodoma cupido  (Heckel, 1840)
Common Names Cupid Cichlid
Green-streaked Eartheater
Type Locality Rio Negro and Rio Guaporé, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Etymology Biotodoma: Greek, biotos, ou = life, existence + Greek, domos = house. 
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Size 97mm or 3.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil; Essequibo River in Guyana.
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 399.
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Last Update 2020 Sep 20 02:56 (species record created: 2013 May 18 11:04)