Axelrodia
| Axelrodia | |
|---|---|
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| Firefly tetra (Axelrodia species) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Megalamphodinae |
| Genus: | Axelrodia Géry, 1965[1] |
| Type species | |
| Axelrodia fowleri Géry, 1965[1] | |
Axelrodia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. The fishes in this genus are found in the Amazon Basin and Meta River in South America.
Species
[edit]Axelrodia contains the following valid species:[2]
- Axelrodia riesei Géry, 1966 (ruby tetra)
- Axelrodia stigmatias (Fowler, 1913)
Axelrodia lindeae Géry, 1973 is recognized by the World Register of Marine Species,[3] but not Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes.[2]
Etymology
[edit]Axelrodia was named in honour of Herbert R. Axelrod, publisher of Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine.[4]
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Axelrodia". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Megalamphodinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Axelrodia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ↑ Bailly N (ed.). "Axelrodia Géry, 1965". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (3 October 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
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