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| Scientific Name | Heros liberifer Staeck & Schindler, 2015 |
| Common Name | Mouthbroodering Severum |
| Type Locality | Laguna Piranha at right side of lower Rio Manapiare (Rio Ventuari drainage), approx. 3 km downstream from the town of San Juan de Manapiare, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela (approx. 5°16'N, 65°05'W). |
| Etymology | Heros: Greek, heros = hero. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 164mm or 6.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | H. liberifer can be distinguished from congeners by its colouration: parallel rows of red spots on the lower part of the body; a clearly visible caudal spot in adult specimens (in all other species of Heros the caudal spot merges with the vertical dark bar on the caudal peduncle in adults) and small dark spots on cheek and operculum in males (vs. large dark spots or a worm-like pattern). H. liberifer is distinguished furthermore from the at least sometimes syntopic H. severus by following visible features: iris of the eye bright red (vs. brown or dark red in H. severus) and the fact that the forth vertical dark bar (posteriorly) is shortened in H. severus and runs only to the lateral line of the body, while in H. liberifer this bar runs from the base of the anal fin to the base of the dorsal fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Rio Orinoco basin. Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Temperature | 27.0-0.0°C or 80.6-32°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin of Fish Biology v. 15 (nos. 1/2), pp 123, Figs. 1-6, 8, 10. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:45 (species record created: 2015 Sep 11 23:01) |