/perciformes/cichlidae/satanoperca/jurupari/1.jpg "Satanoperca jurupari")
/perciformes/cichlidae/satanoperca/jurupari/2.jpg "Satanoperca jurupari")
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| Scientific Name | Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel, 1840) |
| Common Names | Jurupari Eartheater Demon Eartheater, Teufelsangel (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Mouth of Rio Negro in Amazon River, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Geophagus jurupari, Satanoperca jurapari |
| Etymology | The specific epithet, jurupari, is a local name for the devil. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 185mm or 7.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, from Peru, Ecuador and Colombia to the mouth of Amazon River, in Amapá (Brazil), and eastern French Guiana, also in the Bolivian Amazon drainage except the Guaporé River. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay (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 2020. |
| pH | 5.3 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°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 392. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.415.2576 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:37 (species record created: 2010 Dec 08 08:46) |