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Abramites hypselonotus in Peru
Marbled headstander

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Abramites hypselonotus   (Günther, 1868)
Family:	Anostomidae (Headstanders)			picture (Abhyp_u1.jpg) by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
Order:	Characiformes  (characins)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Marbled headstander
Max. size:	14.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7020)
Environment:	pelagic; pH range: 6 - 7.5; dH range: 18
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 27°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	South America: Orinoco, Amazon, Paraguay, and lower Paraná River basins.
Biology:	Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref. 7020). Consumed locally (Ref. 42843)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Garavello, Júlio
Main Ref:	Vari, R.P. and A.M. Williams. 1987. (Ref. 9743)
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Peru country information
Common names:	Lisa abramites, Abramites, San Pedrito, Headstander		Ref:  Tello, S. and H. Sánchez, 1995
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	live export: ornamental
Comments:	Occurs in the Amazon, Nanay and Itaya (near Iquitos) Rivers. Museum: Peruvian Amazon, ANSP 21434 (Ref. 9743). Exported as an aquarium fish (Ref. 9235).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pe.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986
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	Checked:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Modified:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Entered:  Binohlan, Crispina B.

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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