Adonis tetra

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Adonis tetra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lepidarchidae
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 placed in the family Lepidarchidae. [2] It is the only member of its genus, and shares its family with only one other species. [3]

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Range

The Adonis tetra 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 (0.83 in) in length, which makes it smaller than the neon tetra and one of the smallest fish found in the aquarium trade.

Conservation status

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. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepidarchus adonis". FishBase . October 2011 version.
  3. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lepidarchidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Mercury pollution in Pra River". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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