Heros notatus
| Heros notatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Heros |
| Species: | H. notatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heros notatus (Jardine, 1843)
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| Synonyms | |
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Centrarchus notatus Jardine, 1843 | |
Heros notatus is a species of tropical freshwater cichlid native to Rio Negro and Essequibo River in South America.[1][2]
Aquarium trade[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Heros notatus" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
- ^ 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.