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Green severum

Heros efasciatus Heckel, 1840

Status not recordedbony fish

The green severum (Heros efasciatus) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the green severum

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the green severum live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the green severum as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Mexico

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the green severum endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the green severum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusHeros
  7. SpeciesHeros efasciatus Heckel, 1840

Synonyms Chromys appendiculata, Chromys fasciata, Cichlasoma severum perpunctatum, Cichlasoma severum var. perpunctatum, Heros appendiculatus, Uarus centrarchoides

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Banded cichlidEnglish
  • Gold severum cichlidEnglish
  • Green severum cichlidEnglish
  • Severum cichlidEnglish
  • Turquoise severum cichlidEnglish
  • kančík pruhoocasýCzech
  • Rotkeil-AugenfleckbuntbarschGerman
  • ViejaSpanish
  • Cichlide rayéFrench
  • Acará-pretoPortuguese
  • Bujurqui acha viejaSpanish
  • Cichlidé ocelléFrench
  • Cichlidé rayéFrench
  • Acara pirangaPortuguese
  • Acará-de-cabeça-azuladaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the green severum

Other species in the same genus Heros.

Severum

Heros severus

CichlidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the green severum an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the green severum as introduced in 1 country: Mexico, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the green severum?

The green severum (Heros efasciatus) belongs to the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green severum (Heros efasciatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-severum

MLA

“Green severum (Heros efasciatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-severum.

BibTeX
@misc{green_severum_2026,
  title = {Green severum (Heros efasciatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-severum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}