Adonis tetra
| Adonis tetra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Lepidarchus T. R. Roberts, 1966 |
| Species: | L. adonis
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| Binomial name | |
| 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
[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 (0.83 in) long, smaller than the neon tetra, and is one of the smallest fish normally kept in aquaria.
Conservation status
[edit]The IUCN red list has listed the Adonis tetra as being a Vulnerable species since 2010.[1] There is considerable cause for concern because of the increasing levels of pollution in the waterways it inhabits.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dankwa, H.; Entsua-Mensah, M.; Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Lepidarchus adonis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182511A134742490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182511A134742490.en. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepidarchus adonis". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ "Mercury pollution in Pra River". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.