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Headstander

Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868)

Status not recordedbony fish

The headstander (Abramites hypselonotus) is a species in the family Anostomidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the headstander

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the headstander live?

Not recorded

Is the headstander endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the headstander classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAnostomidae
  6. genusAbramites
  7. SpeciesAbramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868)

Synonyms Abramites hypselonotus hypselonotus, Abramites hypselonotus ternetzi, Abramites microcephalus, Abramites solarii, Abramites ternetzi, Leporinus hypselonotus, Leporinus nigripinnis, Leporinus salarii, Leporinus solarii

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • High-back headstanderEnglish
  • Highbacked headstanderEnglish
  • Marbled headstanderEnglish
  • úzkotlamka cejnovitáCzech
  • BrasenbundkiggerDanish
  • BrachsensalmlerGerman
  • JikiiSpanish
  • Piau-pedraPortuguese
  • Лещ-салмлерRussian
  • JykiiSpanish
  • Per-dofolhaSpanish
  • PicúoSpanish
  • San pedritoSpanish
  • abramitesPortuguese
  • caráPortuguese
  • piau-tambaquiPortuguese
  • sardinha-caráPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the headstander

Other species in the same genus Abramites.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the headstander?

The headstander (Abramites hypselonotus) belongs to the family Anostomidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Headstander (Abramites hypselonotus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/abramites-hypselonotus

MLA

“Headstander (Abramites hypselonotus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/abramites-hypselonotus.

BibTeX
@misc{abramites_hypselonotus_2026,
  title = {Headstander (Abramites hypselonotus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/abramites-hypselonotus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}