Despaxi's Headstander Hypomasticus (prev. Leporinus) despaxi

Despaxi's Headstander is native to clear, fast-flowing, mainly upstream waters of French Guiana and Suriname. It grows to some 16cm long.

Yellowish with longitudinal black stripes, in adults the second light section on the flank often becomes pink. It is a social headstander interacting and establishing a hierarchy with its school.