Biology:Ladigesia roloffi
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| Genus: | Ladigesia Géry, 1968
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| Species: | L. roloffi
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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]
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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182497/134742311. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ladigesia roloffi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ "Ladigesia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=163296.
- ↑ "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families DISTICHODONTIDAE, CITHARINIDAE, CRENUCHIDAE, ALESTIDAE and HEPSETIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/characiformes1/.
- ↑ "Jelly Bean Tetra - Ladigesia roloffi". Aquaticcommunity.com. 2004–2006. http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fish/jellybeantetra.php.
Wikidata ☰ Q3766673 entry
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