Axelrodia stigmatias

Axelrodia stigmatias

A blood red tetra of the upper Amazon

Tropical
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Axelrodia stigmatias is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 2.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Genus: Axelrodia
Water type: Freshwater