Heros efasciatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Heros |
Species: | H. efasciatus
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Binomial name | |
Heros efasciatus
Heckel, 1840
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Synonyms | |
Heros efasciatus is a species of tropical freshwater cichlid native to the Amazon basin in South America. [1] It is commonly found in the aquarium trade, often in its gold colored variation rather than the wild-type olive green one. [2]
Heros efasciatus is one of the few cichlid species that act a regular frugivore, quite notably during the wet season when riparian zones become inundated with water. [3]
Over the past few years, the popularity of Heros efasciatus within the aquarium trade has increased. Consequently, this species could be susceptible to over-exploitation, primarily because of their natural low densities and low fecundity. [3]
Heros efasciatus | |
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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 | |
Heros efasciatus is a species of tropical freshwater cichlid native to the Amazon basin in South America. [1] It is commonly found in the aquarium trade, often in its gold colored variation rather than the wild-type olive green one. [2]
Heros efasciatus is one of the few cichlid species that act a regular frugivore, quite notably during the wet season when riparian zones become inundated with water. [3]
Over the past few years, the popularity of Heros efasciatus within the aquarium trade has increased. Consequently, this species could be susceptible to over-exploitation, primarily because of their natural low densities and low fecundity. [3]