Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Abramites hypselonotus – known as the marbled headstander or the high-backed headstander – is a member of the family Anostomidae of the order Characiformes. Under normal fish classifying rules, the marbled headstander would be classified as a surface dweller. In reality, marbled headstanders – like all headstanders – inhabit the middle and lower portions of the aquarium. In the wild, headstanders are often found face down, tail up in narrow vertical rocky fissures.
Wikipedia contributors, Abramites hypselonotus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:55:38.034861+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1868)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Anostomidae
- Genus
- Abramites
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyAnostomidae Günther, 1864
- subfamilyLeporininae Eigenmann, 1912
- genusAbramites Fowler, 1906
- speciesAbramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Abramites microcephalus Norman, 1926 Norman, 1926 | synonym |
| Abramites solarii (Holmberg, 1891) (Holmberg, 1891) | synonym |
| Leporinus nigripinnis Meinken, 1935 Meinken, 1935 | synonym |
| Leporinus salarii Holmberg, 1887 Holmberg, 1887 | synonym |
| Leporinus solarii Holmberg, 1891 Holmberg, 1891 | synonym |
| Abramites hypselonotus hypselonotus (Günther, 1868) (Günther, 1868) | synonym |
| Abramites hypselonotus ternetzi (Norman, 1926) (Norman, 1926) | synonym |
| Leporinus hypselonotus Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | synonym |
| Abramites ternetzi Norman, 1926 Norman, 1926 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1015381 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:63ZTW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.