Satanoperca jurupari ';
General information
 
Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel,1840)
 
 
Common nameDemon eartheater, Cara bicudo
Synonyms
Geophagus jurupari Heckel, 1840
Satanoperca jurapari (Heckel, 1840)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, French Guiana
Misidentification: Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Araguaia river, Barra do Garcas, MT, Brazil Araguaia river, Sao Felix do Araguaia, MT, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
16
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
4m/sm+44st/a
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
rDNA sites on 2 chromosome pairs (m/sm)
Reference(s)
Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C (2010). Chromosome differentiation Patterns During Cichlid Fish Evolution. BMC Genetics, 11: 50.
Karyology remarks