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Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868)

Common Names

  • Brasenbundkigger , Danish , Denmark
  • Headstander , English , Australia
  • Headstander , English , Peru
  • Headstander , English , USA
  • High-backed headstander , English , USA
  • Highbacked headstander , English , USA
  • Marbled headstander , English , USA
  • Seepraseisojakala , Finnish , Finland
  • Seepraseisojatetra , Finnish , Finland
  • Brachsensalmler , German , Germany
  • Schöner Brachsensalmler , German , Germany
  • 小头扁脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 小頭扁脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 扁脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 扁脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Piau-pedra , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Piau-tambaqui , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Abramites , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil
  • Sardinha cará , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil
  • Cará , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil
  • Abramites , Spanish , Peru
  • Jikii , Spanish , Argentina
  • Lisa abramites , Spanish , Peru
  • Per-dofolha , Spanish , Paraguay
  • Picúo , Spanish , Venezuela
  • San Pedrito , Spanish , Peru
  • Sardina , Spanish , Ecuador
  • Braxentetra , Swedish , Sweden

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Characiformes

    Family: Anostomidae

    Genus: Abramites

    Species: Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: Orinoco, Amazon, Paraguay, and lower Paraná River basins.

    • Biology

    Adults feed on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref. 7020). Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205). Consumed locally (Ref. 42843).

    Habitat

    pelagic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless