Axelrodia

Axelrodia
Colour photograph of Firefly tetra (Axelrodia species)
Firefly tetra (Axelrodia species)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily: Megalamphodinae
Genus: Axelrodia
Géry, 1965
Type species
Axelrodia fowleri
Géry, 1965

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:

Axelrodia lindeae Géry, 1973 is recognized by the World Register of Marine Species, but not Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes.

Etymology

Axelrodia was named in honour of Herbert R. Axelrod, publisher of Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Bailly N (ed.). "Axelrodia Géry, 1965". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf (3 October 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 9 October 2025.