Heros efasciatus

Heros efasciatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Heros
Species:
H. efasciatus
Binomial name
Heros efasciatus
Heckel, 1840
Synonyms
  • Chromys appendiculata Castelnau, 1855
  • Heros appendiculatus (Castelnau, 1855)
  • Chromys fasciata Castelnau, 1855
  • Uarus centrarchoides Cope, 1872

Heros efasciatus is a species of tropical freshwater cichlid native to the Amazon basin in South America. It is commonly found in the aquarium trade, often in its gold colored variation rather than the wild-type olive green one.

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