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''Biotodoma cupido'', commonly known as the green-streaked eartheater or cupid cichlid, is a species of cichlid native to the
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and Essequibo basins in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guayana, and Peru. It is sometimes seen in the
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. It was originally described in 1840 as ''Geophas cupido''. The maximum known standard length is and the maximum published weight is .


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q128209 cupido Fish of South America Fish described in 1840 Taxa named by Johann Jakob Heckel