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Abramites is a genus of headstanders that occurs in South America.[1] Both species swim in a head down position, due to their feeding habits in the wild.[2]

Abramites Temporal range: Early Cretaceous–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Abramites hypselonotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Anostomidae
Genus:	Abramites Fowler, 1906

Species

• Abramites eques (Steindachner, 1878)
• Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868) (Marbled headstander)

Species	Adult Size
Abramites hypselonotus	14 cm (5.5 in)
Abramites eques	15 cm (5.9 in)

References

• Headstanders of the Neotropical Anostomid genus Abramites (Pisces: Characiformes: Anostomidae) by Richard P. Vari and Ann M. Williams Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100:164-172 (1987)i. Vol. 100. 1987.

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Abramites in FishBase. October 2011 version.

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