Cichlidae

Green Severum Cichlid

Heros efasciatus

Seventeen Centimeters Cichlid from the Amazon Basin

• Green
• Yellow
• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Medium
• Tropical fish

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.