Abramites

Abramites
Abramites hypselonotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Anostomidae
Subfamily:	Leporininae
Genus:	Abramites Fowler, 1906
Type species
Leporinus hypselonotus Günther, 1868 [1]

Abramites is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. These fishes are found in South America.

Species

Species	Common name	Adult Size	Image
Abramites eques (Steindachner, 1878)		15 cm (5.9 in)
Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868)	Marbled headstander	14 cm (5.5 in)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leporininae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 24 July 2025.

• Headstanders of the Neotropical Anostomid genus Abramites (Pisces: Characiformes: Anostomidae) by Richard P. Vari and Ann M. Williams Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100:164-172 (1987)i. Vol. 100. 1987.
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Abramites". FishBase . October 2011 version.