Demon eartheater

Satanoperca jurupari

Twenty Six Centimeters Cichlid from South American Waters

Demon eartheater is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 26 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Satanoperca
Maximum length: 26 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin, from Peru, Ecuador and Colombia to the mouth of Amazon River in Brazil, in Amapá (Brazil), and eastern French Guiana, also in the Bolivian Amazon drainage except the Guaporé River.

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