Heros genus
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Heros is a genus which includes several fish species in the Cichlidae family. Fishes from this genus were often previously included in the "catch-all" genus Cichlasoma.
Most commonly encountered in the aquarium trade is the severum, Heros severus, available commercially in its gold coloration as well as the wild-type green. It is unclear whether aquarium severums are actually Heros severus or whether they are Heros efasciatus hybrids.
[edit] Species
Some species of Heros are:
- Heros efasciatus Heckel, 1840
- Heros notatus (Jardine in Schomburgk, 1843)
- Heros severus Heckel, 1840, also known as severum, banded cichlid
- Heros spurius Heckel, 1840
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- Heros (TSN 169894). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 4 December 2006.
