| Satanoperca jurupari | |
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| Satanoperca jurupari, London Zoo. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Geophaginae |
| Genus: | Satanoperca |
| Species: | S. jurupari |
| Binomial name | |
| Satanoperca jurupari Heckel, 1840 |
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Satanoperca jurupari, or commonly referred to as Earth Eater is a small cichlid fish of the genus Satanoperca, endemic to the Amazon Basin in South America. The species does not, despite its common name, eat earth. It whirwles up sand and earth from the riverbed, and seeks out tiny pieces of food amongst it.