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Genus

Ladigesia

Species
1
Photographed
1 of 1
Difficulty rated
1 of 1

Where the name comes from

named for W. Ladiges (1910-1984), ichthyologist and curator of the Zoological Museum Hamburg fish collection from 1936 to 1974.

Adult individual.

Ladigesia roloffiJelly Bean Tetra

Géry, 1968

Max length
31mm SL1.2in SL
Tank
60 × 30cm24 × 12in
Temp
20–26°C68–79°F
pH
5.0–7.0

This species is sometimes referred to as 'Sierra Leone dwarf characin' and is the only member of its genus which can be distinguished from other alestids by lacking dorsal scales anterior to the adipose-fin insertion. The family Alestidae is the most spe...

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