Marbled Headstander
Abramites hypselonotus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Abramites hypselonotus – known as the marbled headstander or the high-backed headstander – is a member of the family Anostomidae of the order Characiformes. Under normal fish classifying rules, the marbled headstander would be classified as a surface dweller. In reality, marbled headstanders – like all headstanders – inhabit the middle and lower portions of the aquarium. In the wild, headstanders are often found face down, tail up in narrow vertical rocky fissures.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Anostomidae
- Genus
- Abramites