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Scientific Name Heros severus    Heckel, 1840
Common Names Severum
Augenfleck-Buntbarsch (Germany)
Type Locality Maribitanos, Río Negro, Venezuela.
Synonym(s) Cichlasoma severum
Etymology Heros: Greek, heros = hero. 
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Size 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Orinoco River basin, in the upper Orinoco River drainage in Colombia and Venezuela; Amazon River basin, in the upper Negro River basin.
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 362.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:45 (species record created: 2013 Mar 05 16:46)