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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae Headstanders

Genus: Abramites

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South America
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Abramites eques (Steindachner, 1878)

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Abramites eques
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South America
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868)

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Abramites hypselonotus
[Marbled headstander]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Abramites eques South America 18.5 SL 1878
Abramites hypselonotus Marbled headstander South America 14 TL 1868



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