Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Geophaginae
Genus: Satanoperca

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by IBAMA

South America
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Satanoperca acuticeps (Heckel, 1840)

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Satanoperca acuticeps
[Sharphead eartheater]

Photo by Bednarczuk, R

South America
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Satanoperca daemon (Heckel, 1840)

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Satanoperca daemon
[Threespot eartheater]

Photo by Irtz, P.

South America
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel, 1840)

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Satanoperca jurupari
[Demon eartheater]

Photo by Bednarczuk, R

South America
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Satanoperca leucosticta (Müller & Troschel, 1849)

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Satanoperca leucosticta
[]

Photo by Santos et al, 2006

South America
Max. Length 25.5 cm SL
Satanoperca lilith Kullander & Ferreira, 1988

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Satanoperca lilith
[]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Satanoperca mapiritensis (Fernández-Yépez, 1950)

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Satanoperca mapiritensis
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 27.5 cm TL
Satanoperca pappaterra (Heckel, 1840)

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Satanoperca pappaterra
[Pantanal eartheater]
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Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
 
Satanoperca rhynchitis
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Satanoperca acuticeps Sharphead eartheater South America 17 SL 1840
Satanoperca daemon Threespot eartheater South America 17 SL 1840
Satanoperca jurupari Demon eartheater South America 26 SL 1840
Satanoperca leucosticta South America 15 SL 1849
Satanoperca lilith South America 25.5 SL 1988
Satanoperca mapiritensis South America 14 SL 1950
Satanoperca pappaterra Pantanal eartheater South America 27.5 TL 1840
Satanoperca rhynchitis South America 14.1 SL 2012



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