Jurupari are actually a very different fish and are in fact, in an entirely diferent genre,
Satanoperca jurupari. To make matters even more confusing,
S. jurupari is rarely imported and most of the fish being sold as such are really
S. leucosticta.
Here's a pic of
S. leucosticta:
Here's my fish again,
G. sp. 'Columbian Black Cheek'
Can you see the difference? The
leucosticta has a much flatter stomach and less sloping forehead. It is also has a very pointed snout and is covered with spangles.
The 'Black Cheek' has a more rounded profile with a rounded head and abdomen and less prominent snout. It has lots of red in its fins and has iridescent stripes as opposed to spangles.
With that said, if you don't have
S. leucosticta you probably don't have
G. sp. 'Columbian Black Cheek' either. The 'Black Cheek' are quite rare and very difficult to come by. More than likely you have
G. altifrons which is frequently imported at various sizes. Oddly enough,
G. altifrons is misrepresented as
G. surinamensis when it is sold.
All in all, the Geophagus genus is a huge one that is poorly understood and very often these fish are horribly mislabeled and sold incorrectly. They are beautiful fish that I highly recommend but you may never know for sure what you have!!
If you can post some pics of your fish I'd be more than happy to try and help properly ID them so you know what you have.
