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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Lepidarchidae |
| Genus: | Arnoldichthys Myers, 1926 |
| Species: | A. spilopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arnoldichthys spilopterus (Boulenger, 1909) | |
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Arnoldichthys is monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Lepidarchidae. The only species in the genus is Arnoldichthys spilopterus, the Niger tetra.
Description and ecology
[edit]The Niger tetra is a tropical freshwater species found only in a limited number of locations in Nigeria.[1] Despite the word "Niger" in its common name, it is not found in Niger. This is not a misnomer, however, since here this word refers to the Niger River, and the Niger tetra is indeed present in that river, in addition to the Ogun River.[1]
Biology
[edit]Males are on average 9.6 cm (3.8 in) long. The diet consists of worms, insects, and, crustaceans. Females in captivity can lay about 1,000 eggs, which hatch within 30–34 hours.[2]
Conservation
[edit]The Niger tetra is currently classified as endangered by the IUCN due to its limited range coupled with losses to the aquarium trade and ongoing habitat degradation.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Olaosebikan, B.D. & Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Arnoldichthys spilopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T182186A134739812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182186A134739812.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Arnoldichthys spilopterus". FishBase. September 2015 version.
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