Adonis tetra
Adonis tetra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Alestidae |
Genus: | Lepidarchus T. R. Roberts, 1966 |
Species: | L. adonis |
Binomial name | |
Lepidarchus adonis T. R. Roberts, 1966[1] |
The Adonis tetra (Lepidarchus adonis) also known as the jellybean tetra, is a very small African fish of the family Alestidae.[2] It is the only member of its genus.
Range[edit]
Lepidarchus adonis is native to freshwater habitats near the Atlantic coast in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Côte d'Ivoire.
Size[edit]
The Adonis tetra can reach 2.1 cm long, smaller than the neon tetra, and is one of the smallest fish normally kept in aquaria.
Conservation status[edit]
The IUCN red list lists the Adonis tetra as being vulnerable (2010). There is considerable cause for concern because of the increasing levels of pollution in the waterways it inhabits.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Lepidarchus adonis" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ Mercury pollution in Pra River: http://www.gradualchange.com/showabstract.php?pmid=16243381 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine