Has been caught, sporadically, in lentic environment such as zones of flooded grounds, as well as estuaries where the tidal current is notable, along the banks with thick riverine vegetation. Omnivorous but mainly frugivorous .
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Up to 1000 eggs are depoited on flat stones or on roots; both parents participate in caring for eggs and larvae .
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 20 - ?. Tropical; 24°C - 32°C South America: Amazon River basin, in tributaries of the Ucayali and Amazon rivers in Peru, and the Solimões-Amazon River in Brazil.
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Banded cichlid · Gold Severum Cichlid · Green Severum · Green Severum Cichlid · Severum Cichlid · Turquoise Severum Cichlid |
| 🌍CES | kančík pruhoocasý |
| 🇩🇪German | Rotkeil-Augenfleckbuntbarsch |
| 🇫🇷French | Cichlide rayé · Cichlidé ocellé · Cichlidé ocellé, Cichlidé rayé |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Acara piranga · Acará-de-cabeça-azulada · Acará-preto |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Bujurqui acha vieja · Vieja |
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromys appendiculata | Castelnau | 1855 | Synonym |
| Chromys fasciata | Castelnau | 1855 | Synonym |
| Cichlasoma severum perpunctatum | Miranda Ribeiro | 1918 | Synonym |
| Heros appendiculatus | Castelnau | 1855 | Synonym |
| Uarus centrarchoides | Cope | 1872 | Synonym |
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