Axelrodia_riesei

Ruby tetra

Ruby tetra

Species of fish

The ruby tetra (Axelrodia riesei) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Characidae. It is endemic to the Río Meta, Colombia, South America. In nature, it has a natural red colour, but this is somewhat lessened in captivity. Ruby tetras grow up to 3 cm (1.2 in) to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) long.

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Named in honor of tropical-fish exporter William Riese, who collected the type specimen.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STEVARDIINAE + Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 March 2021.


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