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| Scientific Name | Satanoperca acuticeps (Heckel, 1840) |
| Common Name | Sharphead Eartheater |
| Type Locality | Manaus, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Geophagus acuticeps |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 170mm or 6.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, in the Branco, lower Negro, and along the Solimões-Amazon rivers in Brazil between the Tocantins and the lower Trombetas rivers. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (Roraima) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Temperature | 24.0-26.0°C or 75.2-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 394. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.415.4772 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:37 (species record created: 2013 May 04 22:22) |