''Axelrodia'' is a genus of small

characin Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationsh ...

from the

Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributary, tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries ...

and

Meta River The Meta River is a major left tributary of the Orinoco River in eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela, South America. The Meta originates in the Cordillera Oriental (Colombia), Eastern Ranges of the Andes and flows through the Meta Department ...

in South America, with two currently described species: * '' Axelrodia riesei'' Géry, 1966 (ruby tetra) * ''

Axelrodia stigmatias ''Axelrodia'' is a genus of small characin from the Amazon Basin and Meta River in South America, with two currently described species: * '' Axelrodia riesei'' Géry, 1966 (ruby tetra) * '' Axelrodia stigmatias'' ( Fowler, 1913) ;Synonyms *''Axel ...

'' ( Fowler, 1913) ;Synonyms *''Axelrodia fowleri'' valid as ''Axelrodia stigmatias'' The genus was named for Herbert R. Axelrod, publisher of

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magazine.

References

* Pristellini Taxa named by Jacques Géry Fish of South America {{Characidae-stub