SS : Ternetz's Anostomus ( Anostomus ternetzi ), Striped Leporinus ( Leporinus striatus )
HAB : Along rocky banks with lots of algae of fast moving rivers. South America; the Orinocoand Amazon Rivers in Guyana, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil ...
A headstander is any of several species of South American fish, including Anostomus ternetzi, Anostomus anostomus (family Anostomidae) and members of genus Chilodus from the family Chilodontidae.
These interesting little guys shown above are referred to as headstanders (Anostomus ternetzi). Though they appear to be lying on the sand, they are actually standing almost straight up! ...
Headstander - Anostomus ternetzi
Lemon Tetra - Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Long-nosed Distichodus - Distichodus lusosso
Marbled Hatchetfish - Carnegiella strigata
Neon Tetra - Paracheirodon innesi
Ornate Tetra - Hyphessobrycon bentosi ...
 See also: Anostomus, Fish, Aquarium, Species, Characin
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