Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Geophaginae
Genus: Satanoperca

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8 species (see list below)

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Satanoperca acuticeps
[Sharphead eartheater]

Photo by Bednarczuk, R

Satanoperca daemon
[Threespot eartheater]

Photo by Irtz, P.

Satanoperca jurupari
[Demon eartheater]

Photo by Bednarczuk, R

Satanoperca leucosticta
[]

Photo by Santos et al, 2006

Satanoperca lilith
[]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

Satanoperca mapiritensis
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Satanoperca pappaterra
[Pantanal eartheater]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 14.1 cm SL

Satanoperca rhynchitis
[]

8 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Satanoperca
(Cichlids)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1840	Satanoperca acuticeps	Sharphead eartheater	South America	17 SL
1840	Satanoperca daemon	Threespot eartheater	South America	17 SL
1840	Satanoperca jurupari	Demon eartheater	South America	18.5 SL
1849	Satanoperca leucosticta		South America	15 SL
1988	Satanoperca lilith		South America	25.5 SL
1950	Satanoperca mapiritensis		South America	14 SL
1840	Satanoperca pappaterra	Pantanal eartheater	South America	19.2 SL
2012	Satanoperca rhynchitis		South America	14.1 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Cichlidae CichlidsSubfamily: GeophaginaeGenus: Satanoperca(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Geophaginae
Genus: Satanoperca

(See list of species below)