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Orinoco headstander

Caenotropus mestomorgmatos Vari, Castro & Raredon, 1995

Status not recordedbony fish

The orinoco headstander (Caenotropus mestomorgmatos) is a species in the family Chilodidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the orinoco 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 orinoco headstander live?

Not recorded

Is the orinoco 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 orinoco headstander classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyChilodidae
  6. genusCaenotropus
  7. SpeciesCaenotropus mestomorgmatos Vari, Castro & Raredon, 1995
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • hlavostojka orinockáCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the orinoco headstander

Other species in the same genus Caenotropus.

Headstander

Caenotropus schizodon

ChilodidaeNo free photo yet

Headstander

Caenotropus maculosus

ChilodidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the orinoco headstander?

The orinoco headstander (Caenotropus mestomorgmatos) belongs to the family Chilodidae in the order Characiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Orinoco headstander (Caenotropus mestomorgmatos). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/orinoco-headstander

MLA

“Orinoco headstander (Caenotropus mestomorgmatos).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/orinoco-headstander.

BibTeX
@misc{orinoco_headstander_2026,
  title = {Orinoco headstander (Caenotropus mestomorgmatos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orinoco-headstander},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}