Gold Severum (Heros severus) Sizes:5 - 5.5 inches Known fin-nipper — not suitable

Known fin-nipper — not suitable for community tanks

This particular Royal is from the Tocantins River

while the true gars are of an ancient evolutionary stock

Use caution: With similarly shaped fish (may trigger aggression)

Polypterus is a genus of freshwater fish in the bichir family (family Polypteridae) of the order Polypteriformes

Gold Severum (Heros severus) Sizes:5 - 5.5 inches Known fin-nipper — not suitableGolden Severum is a creamy golden yellow color, with red spots all over the body. Vertical lines can appear during spawning. They are also called Red spotted golden severum. It is sometimes mistaken as an albino severum because of its yellow color.