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

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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

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  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.