Biotodoma
wavrini
(Gosse, 1963)
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Family:
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Cichlidae
(Cichlids), subfamily: Geophaginae
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Orinoco eartheater |
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Max. size:
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10.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 36377) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical; 26 %26#150; 30%26deg;C |
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Importance:
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fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
www.ccfishery.net
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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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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Kullander, Sven O.
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