question to the expert earth eaters

[chronick]

what's the difference between satanoperca leucostia and satanoperca jurupari? I'm trying to identify which mine is but they look identical or am i missing something? thanks in advance

 

[GEO QUEEN]

Im no expert but what I've seen is that S. Leucs have blue spangles around their face and where S. juruparis have brown lines on their face..like on the cheek. also S. Juruparis are also more brown.

 

[bbortko]

Leucostia have several very bright spots on the sides of their faces. Jurapari have brown and blue/green stripes across their snouts

 

[HiImSean]

the main difference thats easiest to distinguish the two is the spangles on the face/gill plate

 

[chronick]

Leucostia have several very bright spots on the sides of their faces. Jurapari have brown and blue/green stripes across their snouts

my fish has very bright blueish spots on both sides of the cheeks but also has brown stripes going across the snout. Im leaning towards my fish beng a leucostia since i've read that juruparis are less colorful. is this true?

 

[bbortko]

Do you have a picture?

 

[GEO QUEEN]

from what you described..id say s.leucosticta..but yes..a picture would be very helpful!

 

[floridagar]

does it look like This??


Thats what my geo looks like

 

[HiImSean]

its a leucosticta

 

[peathenster]

S. jurupari on the left, S. leucosticta on the right: