Ladigesia roloffi

Ladigesia roloffi
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Ladigesia; Géry, 1968
Species:	L. roloffi
Binomial name
	Ladigesia roloffi; Géry, 1968

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]

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.[4]

References

Olaosebikan, B.D. & Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Ladigesia roloffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182497A134742311. Retrieved 17 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ladigesia roloffi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
"Ladigesia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
"Jelly Bean Tetra - Ladigesia roloffi". Aquaticcommunity.com. 2004–2006. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

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[IUCN-1] Olaosebikan, B.D. & Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Ladigesia roloffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182497A134742311. Retrieved 17 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ladigesia roloffi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

[3] "Ladigesia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

[4] "Jelly Bean Tetra - Ladigesia roloffi". Aquaticcommunity.com. 2004–2006. Retrieved 24 June 2013.