| Abramites Temporal range:
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| Abramites hypselonotus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Abramites Fowler, 1906 |
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]
- ^ "Abramites (Genus)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ Aquarium Fish The visual guide to more than 500 marine and freshwater varieties, by Dick Mills.