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Scientific Name | Heros efasciatus Heckel, 1840 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Rio Negro or Amazon River, South America. |
Etymology | Heros: Greek, heros = hero. |
Species Information | |
Size | 140mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, in tributaries of the Ucayali and Amazon rivers in Peru, and the Solimões-Amazon River in Brazil. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 372 |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2013 Oct 14 20:05 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 22:38) |