Adonis tetra
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Genus: | Lepidarchus T. R. Roberts, 1966
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Species: | L. adonis
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Lepidarchus adonis T. R. Roberts, 1966[1]
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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[]
Lepidarchus adonis is native to freshwater habitats near the Atlantic coast in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Côte d'Ivoire.
Size[]
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[]
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[]
- ^ 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
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Alestidae
- Tetras
- Freshwater fish of West Africa
- Fish described in 1966