Abramites eques | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Anostomidae |
Genus: | Abramites |
Species: | A. eques
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Binomial name | |
Abramites eques (Steindachner, 1878)
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Abramites eques, also known as headstander, picúo, or sardina, small teleost fish and is a member of the family Anostomidae of the order Characiformes.[2] This South American species, like Abramites hypselonotus, adopts a head-down swimming posture due to its distinct feeding habit, which is a direct result of the locals that it frequents.