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Satanoperca

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Geophaginae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
genus

Family
  
Cichlidae

Scientific name
  
Satanoperca

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

Order
  
Perciformes

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Lower classifications
  
Satanoperca leucosticta, Satanoperca jurupari

Satanoperca jurupari


Satanoperca is a small genus of cichlids from South America, where they are known from the Orinoco, Essequibo, Nickerie, Amazon, Paraná and Paraguay river basins. They are part of a group popularly known as eartheaters.

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Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

Satanoperca Satanoperca Wikipedia

  • Satanoperca acuticeps (Heckel, 1840) (Sharphead eartheater)
  • Satanoperca daemon (Heckel, 1840) (Threespot eartheater)
  • Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel, 1840) (Demon eartheater)
  • Satanoperca leucosticta (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848)
  • Satanoperca lilith S. O. Kullander & E. J. G. Ferreira, 1988
  • Satanoperca mapiritensis (Fernández-Yépez, 1950)
  • Satanoperca pappaterra (Heckel, 1840) (Pantanal eartheater)
  • Satanoperca rhynchitis S. O. Kullander, 2012

    • Satanoperca Satanoperca leucosticta Whitespot Eartheater Geophagus



    Satanoperca Satanoperca cf leucosticta quotAmazonas Redquot An Immediate Mouth

    References

    Satanoperca Wikipedia
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