Ladigesia roloffi | |
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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. It is the only member of its genus.
Ladigesia roloffi can be found as an aquarium fish under name jellybean tetra. They prefer soft, acidic water. They will take standard flake food.