Axelrodia

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Axelrodia-sp_Orange-_spot-type.jpg

| image_caption = Firefly Tetra (Axelrodia species)

| taxon = Axelrodia

| image_alt = Colour photograph of Firefly Tetra (Axelrodia species)

| authority = Géry, 1965

}}

Axelrodia is a genus of small characin from the Amazon Basin and Meta River in South America, with two currently described species:{{Cof genus|Axelrodia|access-date=10 April 2025}}

• Axelrodia riesei Géry, 1966 (ruby tetra)
• Axelrodia stigmatias (Fowler, 1913)

;Synonyms

• Axelrodia fowleri {{small|Géry, 1965}} valid as Axelrodia stigmatias {{small|(Fowler, 1913)}}

The genus was named for Herbert R. Axelrod, publisher of Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine.{{cite web | url = https://etyfish.org/acestrorhamphidae/ | title = Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras) | access-date= 10 April 2025 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 23 March 2025}}