Erstbeschreibung: Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1862. „Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii, Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum“. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum London. Vol 4; i-xxi + 1-534
Typusart: Geophagus daemon HECKEL, 1840
Beschriebene Arten:
Satanoperca acuticeps HECKEL, 1840
Satanoperca daemon HECKEL, 1840
Satanoperca jurupari HECKEL, 1840
Satanoperca leucosticta MÜLLER & TROSCHEL, 1849
Satanoperca lilith KULLANDER & FERREIRA, 1988
Satanoperca mapiritensis FERNÁNDEZ-YÉPEZ, 1950
Satanoperca pappaterra HECKEL, 1840
Satanoperca rhynchitis KULLANDER, 2012