Axelrodia Explained

Axelrodia is a genus of small characin from the Amazon Basin and Meta River in South America, with three currently described species:

• Axelrodia lindeae Géry, 1973
• Axelrodia riesei Géry, 1966 (ruby tetra)
• Axelrodia stigmatias (Fowler, 1913)

The genus was named for Herbert R. Axelrod, publisher of Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order CHARACIFORMES: Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STEVARDIINAE + Incertae sedis . 27 March 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.