''Abramites'' is a genus of
headstander
A headstander is any of several species of South American fish, including ''Anostomus ternetzi'', ''Anostomus anostomus'' (family Anostomidae) and members of genus ''Chilodus'' from the family Chilodontidae. The name derives from their habit of ...
s that occurs in
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
. Both species swim in a head down position, due to their feeding habits in the wild.
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Species
* ''
Abramites eques''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1878)
* ''
Abramites hypselonotus''
( Günther, 1868) (Marbled headstander)
References
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Anostomidae
Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler
Freshwater fish of South America
Characiformes genera
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