Ladigesia
Ladigesia roloffi, the Sierra Leone dwarf characin, is a species of African tetra that is found in Sierra Leone and Liberia.[2] It is the only member of its genus.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Ladigesia Géry, 1968 |
| Species: | L. roloffi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ladigesia roloffi Géry, 1968 | |
The fish was named in honor of German aquarist Erhard Roloff (1903-1980), who collected the type specimen.[4]
In aquarium
Ladigesia roloffi can be found as an aquarium fish under name jellybean tetra. They prefer soft, acidic water. They will take standard flake food.[5]
References
- Olaosebikan, B.D.; Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Ladigesia roloffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182497A134742311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182497A134742311.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Ladigesia roloffi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- "Ladigesia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families DISTICHODONTIDAE, CITHARINIDAE, CRENUCHIDAE, ALESTIDAE and HEPSETIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- "Jelly Bean Tetra - Ladigesia roloffi". Aquaticcommunity.com. 2004–2006. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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