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.
| 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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Range
editLepidarchus adonis is native to freshwater habitats near the Atlantic coast in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Côte d'Ivoire.
Size
editThe 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
editThe 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.) (2011). "Lepidarchus adonis" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ "Mercury pollution in Pra River". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.