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Genus Heros

Heros sp. "Turquoise Lago Jua"

IUCNNOT EVALUATED
NEnot on the EX–LC scale
CARESNOT LISTED
Genus type speciesHeros severusHeckel 1840
DietOmnivore, plant material and small invertebrates (genus-typical); not documented for this form
BreedingSubstrate spawner (genus-typical)
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Heros sp. "Turquoise Lago Jua" is an undescribed severum sold by Aqua Haus Gaus under a colour-and-lake label.

What's in the name

Heros sp. "Turquoise Lago Jua" — HEER-ohs sp. TUR-kwoyz LAH-goh WAH

Descriptive nameA descriptive epithet — neither an eponym nor a place name.
Heros
  • herosGreek — hero; the name was given to the genus by Heckel in 1840
"Turquoise Lago Jua"
  • Turquoise Lago Juatrade label — a trade label combining a colour name with a lake name; what the lake refers to is not documented

Taxonomy & naming

Heros sp. "Turquoise Lago Jua" is a trade label for an undescribed severum. The form is undescribed, and its identity and range are not documented in the sources behind the atlas.

Morphology

Not documented for this form. The label names a turquoise colour form; no description is recorded.

Habitat

Not documented for this form. Genus-level: Heros severums are deep-bodied South American cichlids of the Amazon and Orinoco drainages, living in slow water with plant cover and wood.

Feeding

Not documented for this form. Genus-level: severums eat plant material as well as small invertebrates.

Mating

Not documented for this form.

Breeding

Not documented for this form. Genus-level: Heros are substrate spawners that lay on a cleaned surface, and both parents guard the eggs and fry.

In the aquarium

Aqua Haus Gaus lists the fish in 5–7 in lots. Genus-typical care applies: a large tank and tankmates of similar size.

Conservation

An undescribed form has no IUCN category, and none is claimed here. Population and range data for it are not documented in the atlas's sources.

Related species compared · Heros

SpeciesAdult sizeTemperaturepHHardnessIUCN
Heros sp. "Turquoise Lago Jua"this species————NE
SeverumHeros efasciatus6.5 in SL72–84 °FpH 5.5–718–143 ppmLC
Heros liberifer6.5 in SL79–84 °FpH 4.1–6.1—LC
Spotted severumHeros notatus6 in SL75–84 °FpH 5–7—LC
SeverumHeros severus8 in SL73–84 °FpH 5–6.50–107 ppmLC
Casiquiare severumHeros sp. "Casiquiare"10 in TL79–86 °FpH 4.5–6.8up to 107 ppm—
Inirida SeverumHeros sp. "Inirida"————NE
Red Shoulder severumHeros sp. "Red Shoulders"10 in TL79–86 °FpH 5–7up to 143 ppm—
Heros spurius6 in SL75–84 °FpH 5–7—LC

Recorded ranges from each species’ own page; hardness is the tolerance its sources give, not a measurement of the water it lives in.

Sources

  1. Aqua Haus Gaus trade listing: heros-sp-turquoise-lago-jua-13-18cm

Last reviewed 2026-10-05.

How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Heros sp. "Turquoise Lago Jua". Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/species/heros-sp-turquoise-lago-jua/

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