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Axelrodia riesei Géry, 1966

Description

Common Names

  • Ruby tetra , English , USA
  • Helotetra , Finnish , Finland
  • Purppuratetra , Finnish , Finland
  • Roter Griessalmler , German , Germany

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Characiformes

    Family: Characidae

    Genus: Axelrodia

    Species: Axelrodia riesei Géry, 1966

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: upper Meta River basin.

    • Biology

    Strongly red in nature, but gets pale in captivity. Maximum length reported to reach 4 cm TL (Ref. 1672).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic