Heros notatus

Heros notatus is a species of tropical freshwater cichlid native to Rio Negro and Essequibo River in South America.[1][2]

Heros notatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Heros
Species:
H. notatus
Binomial name
Heros notatus
(Jardine, 1843)
Synonyms

Centrarchus notatus Jardine, 1843

Aquarium trade

This species is uncommon in the aquarium trade.

The species generally found in the aquarium trade Heros efasciatus and its man-made color morphs(red and gold) as well as the unspecified H. sp.'rotkeil'.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Heros notatus" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
  2. Staeck, W.; Schindler, I. (2015). "Description of a new Heros species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the Rio Orinoco drainage and notes on Heros severus Heckel, 1840". Bulletin of Fish Biology. 15 (1–2): 121–136.
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