Specimen Information

Heros severus
Heros severus
(Banded Cichlid)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID32037
GroupFishes
GenusHeros
Speciesseverus
Common NameBanded Cichlid
StateFL
CountyBroward
Localityrock pit adjacent to 'Pirates World' in Dania
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 Number0309020613
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann.
Date:1984
Title:Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States.
Publisher:John Hopkins University Press
Pages:41-77
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1099
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and J.R. Stauffer.
Date:1990
Title:The introduced fish problem and the aquarium fish industry
Journal:Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
Volume:21
Issue:3
Pages:145-159
Commentsformerly established; eradicated by state personnel in 1981
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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