Arnoldichthys

Arnoldichthys
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lepidarchidae
Genus: Arnoldichthys
G. S. Myers, 1926
Species:
A. spilopterus
Binomial name
Arnoldichthys spilopterus
(Boulenger, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Petersius spilopterus Boulenger, 1909

Arnoldichthys is monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lepidarchidae, the African tetras. The only species in the genus is Arnoldichthys spilopterus, the Niger tetra. This taxon is endemic to Nigeria.