Heros liberifer is a species of tropical cichlid endemic to lentic habitats, especially flooded forests, in the upper and middle Orinoco basin in Venezuela.

This band was originally defined by Heckel however it was dismissed as an anomaly by Kullander(1986) in the collected species.

[1] H. liberifer can be distinguished from other Heros species due to its small spots that form horizontal lines across the lower half of its body.

Other traits of the liberifer are a caudal spot in adult specimen as well as, generally narrower lips than other species.

The species generally found in the aquarium trade Heros efasciatus and its man-made color morphs(red and gold) as well as the unspecified H.