Satanoperca

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Satanoperca
Satanoperca leucosticta
Satanoperca leucosticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Geophaginae
Genus: Satanoperca
Günther, 1862
Species

See text.

Satanoperca is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to South America.[1]

[edit] Species

There are currently seven described species of Satanoperca.[2]

  • Satanoperca acuticeps (Heckel, 1840)
  • Satanoperca daemon (Heckel, 1840)
  • Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel, 1840)
  • Satanoperca leucosticta (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
  • Satanoperca lilith (Kullander & Ferreira, 1988)
  • Satanoperca mapiritensis (Fernández-Yépez, 1950)
  • Satanoperca pappaterra (Heckel, 1840)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer W.. Catalog of Fishes. Calafornia Academy of Sciences. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
  2. ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors.. Fishbase.org. FishBase. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
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