A small deep-bodied freshwater fish of the Amazon region, popular in aquaria. It swims and feeds at an oblique angle with the head down.
唇齿脂鲤，敬礼鱼，打字机鱼
Genus Abramites, family Anostomidae: two species
Example sentencesExamples
Despite all this the headstander was my favorite fish, and the last troublemaker to leave the tank.
The headstanders of the family Anostomidae definitely number among this type of characin, and need to be handled in much the same way as a territorial cichlid.
The most popular are the marbled and the spotted headstander.
Marbled headstanders are not rare, but they're only available at certain times of the year, so you don't tend to see them for sale very often.
This large group of fish are from Africa and central America some are shoaling species, which is 6 or more they include hatchetfish, pencilfish and tetras, headstanders and piranhas.
Definition of headstander in US English:
headstander
nounˈhedˌstandər
A small deep-bodied freshwater fish of the Amazon region, popular in aquariums. It swims and feeds at an oblique angle with the head down.
唇齿脂鲤，敬礼鱼，打字机鱼
Genus Abramites, family Anostomidae: two species
Example sentencesExamples
This large group of fish are from Africa and central America some are shoaling species, which is 6 or more they include hatchetfish, pencilfish and tetras, headstanders and piranhas.
Despite all this the headstander was my favorite fish, and the last troublemaker to leave the tank.
The headstanders of the family Anostomidae definitely number among this type of characin, and need to be handled in much the same way as a territorial cichlid.
Marbled headstanders are not rare, but they're only available at certain times of the year, so you don't tend to see them for sale very often.
The most popular are the marbled and the spotted headstander.