Schultzites

Schultzites is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae. It contains the single species Schultzites axelrodi, which is endemic to Colombia, where it is found in the upper Meta River basin.

Schultzites Géry 1964 named in honor of Leonard P. Schultz (1901-1986), Curator of Fishes, U. S. National Museum, for his “tremendous ichthyological works”.

Schultzites axelrodi Géry 1964 was named in honor of pet-book publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927-2017), whose Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine published this description and several others by Jacques Géry.