Genus

Biotoecus

Biotoecus is a cichlid genus represented by 2 species in The Amazon Basin in this atlas, mapped from 211 field and museum records. A full researched overview of the genus is on the way; meanwhile, explore where each species lives below.

Species in atlas
2
Records
211
Recorded depth
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Type species
Biotoecus opercularis — described as Saraca opercularis Steindachner 1875

Where the genus has been recorded

211 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 2 species. Filter the cloud to a single species, or switch to satellite imagery.

211 records

Occurrence records: GBIF.org. Each point is a georeferenced observation or museum specimen.

The 2 species

Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas. 2 have full researched profiles; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.

(Steindachner, 1875)

Fairy cichlid

202 records

Kullander, 1989

9 records

Across the waters

The lakes and rivers in this atlas where the genus has been recorded, with how many of its species each holds.

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