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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Biotodoma: Greek, biotos, ou = life, existence + Greek, domos = house (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The etymology is not explained, but perhaps named for Cupid, the Roman god of love and desire; or generically meaning ‘desire’ or ‘longing’, perhaps alluding to the desirable nature of its attractive appearance in life. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Heckel.
Issue
Redescription of Peruvian material in Kullander (1986: 239), with diagnosis, description, distribution, and illustrations. Kullander (1986) considered that the widespread B. cupido of authors may consist of several similar species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19. Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Amazon River basin, in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil; Essequibo River in Guyana.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 111115); peso massimo pubblicato: 55.32 g (Ref. 111115)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36377)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01075 - 0.03538), b=3.06 (2.91 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (tm<1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).