Definition of headstander in English:
headstander
noun ˈhɛdstandəˈhedˌstandər
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.
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.