Ladigesia roloffi
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Genus: | Ladigesia Géry, 1968
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| Species: | L. roloffi
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| Ladigesia roloffi Géry, 1968
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Ladigesia roloffi, the Sierra Leone dwarf characin, is a species of African tetra that is found in Sierra Leone and Liberia.[2] It is the only member of its genus.[3]
In aquarium[]
Ladigesia roloffi can be found as an aquarium fish under name jellybean tetra. They prefer soft, acidic water. They will take standard flake food.[4]
References[]
- ^ Olaosebikan, B.D. & Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Ladigesia roloffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182497A134742311. Retrieved 17 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ladigesia roloffi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ "Ladigesia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Jelly Bean Tetra - Ladigesia roloffi". Aquaticcommunity.com. 2004–2006. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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