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Adonis tetra

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Adonis tetra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Lepidarchus
T. R. Roberts, 1966
Species:
L. adonis
Binomial name
Lepidarchus adonis

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

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Lepidarchus adonis is native to freshwater habitats near the Atlantic coast in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Côte d'Ivoire.

Size

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepidarchus adonis". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  3. ^ "Mercury pollution in Pra River". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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