Overview
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Abramites is a genus of headstanders that occurs in South America.1] Both species swim in a head down position, due to their feeding habits in the wild.[2]
Species
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- Abramites eques (Steindachner, 1878)
- Abramites hypselonotus (G?nther, 1868) (Marbled headstander)
Species
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- Abramites eques (Steindachner, 1878)
- Abramites hypselonotus (G?nther, 1868) (Marbled headstander)
References
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- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Abramites in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Abramites_Genus.asp
- ^ Aquarium Fish The visual guide to more than 500 marine and freshwater varieties, by Dick Mills.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Abramites is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in the Genus Abramites: A. eques (Bonito) · A. hypselenotus · A. hypselonotus (High-Backed Headstander) · A. hypselonotus hypselonotus (High-Backed Headstander) · A. hypselonotus ternetzi
References
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- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Abramites in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Abramites_Genus.asp
- ^ Aquarium Fish The visual guide to more than 500 marine and freshwater varieties, by Dick Mills.
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