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| Adonis tetra | |
|---|---|
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