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Jellybean tetra (Lepidarchus adonis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lepidarchus adonis

Common Name
Jellybean tetra

Biology
Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Peculiar in having only one fine scale on each side of the base of the anal fin. Well developed parietal fontanel. Sexual dimorphism on anal fins : males with rounded anal while females with pointed anal fin; males with translucid yellow body, about a dozen brown spots, posterior and lobes of caudal tinted with violet, violet transverse stripe on anal and pelvic fins, melanophores on back; females without spots melanophores concentrated on base of anal, on anterior rays of anal and on the lobes of the caudal.

Classification

Classified By
Roberts, 1966
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Characins (Characiformes)
Family
African tetras (Alestidae)

Distribution

Region
Africa
Distribution
Africa: South of Ghana and C?te d'Ivoire in small coastal basins.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
22 °C
Water Temperature To
26 °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
pelagic
Environment
Freshwater; ; pH range: 5.8 - 6.5; dH range: ? - 4 pelagic
Trophic Level
3.02 s.e. 0.33 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
2.1 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Vulnerable (VU) (D2)