Axelrodia
| Axelrodia | |
|---|---|
| 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
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
Axelrodia was named in honour of Herbert R. Axelrod, publisher of Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine.[4]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Axelrodia". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.