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{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Biotecus opercularis.jpg
| image_caption = B. opercularis
| taxon = Biotoecus
| display_parents = 3
| authority = C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
| type_species = Saraca opercularis
| type_species_authority = Steindachner, 1875
}}Biotoecus is a fish genus of cichlids from northern South America where one species (B. dicentrarchus) is found in the Orinoco Basin and the other (B. opercularis) occurs in the northern part of the Amazon Basin. These small cichlids do not surpass {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length. SpeciesThe two recognized species in this genus are:[1] - Biotoecus dicentrarchus S. O. Kullander, 1989
- Biotoecus opercularis (Steindachner, 1875)
References- {{ITIS |id=648043 |taxon=Biotoecus |accessdate=6 June 2006}}
1. ^{{FishBase genus | genus = Biotoecus| month = February | year = 2013}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q137957}}{{Cichlidae-stub}} 3 : Geophagini|Cichlid genera|Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann |