Satanoperca daemon
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Cichlidae (Cichlids)
Satanoperca
Satanoperca daemon
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep.
Distribution
South America: Amazon River basin, in the upper Negro River in Brazil and Venezuela; Orinoco River basin in Colombia and Venezuela.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Max. length 30 cm TL (Ref. 2060).
Max length: 17.0 cm SL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (brood hiders). Deposits eggs in a pit and covers them with grosser substrate. The Young find the way out by themselves.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2020-11-21. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Kullander, S.O. (2003) Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Schaefer, C. (2003) Satanoperca im Aquarium. Aquarien-Praxis 5:2-4.
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