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In 1956, Leonard P. Schultz described the [[cardinal tetra]], a popular aquarium fish, which had been found by Harald Sioli in Brazil in 1953, and gave it its [[Binomial nomenclature|scientific name]], ''Paracheirodon axelrodi'', which honors Axelrod.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/characins/CardinalTetra.php|title=''Cardinal Tetra'' at Animal World|accessdate=8 January 2010}}</ref>
In 1989, Axelrod donated his collection of fossil fish to the [[University of Guelph]],<ref name= "urlRIN:319 Indicted Violin Donor Flees To Cuba -Axelrod" >{{cite web |url=http://www.fritz-reuter.com/articles/starledger/indictedviolindonorfleestocuba.htm#hit7 |title=Indicted Violin Donor Flees To Cuba -Axelrod |work= |accessdate=2008-12-14}}</ref> which the university says is one of the largest donations by an individual to a Canadian university.<ref>[http://www.axelfish.uoguelph.ca/about_axel.html Axelrod page at the University of Guelph]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205045107/http://www.axelfish.uoguelph.ca/about_axel.html |date=2007-02-05 }}</ref> The Axelrod Institute of Ichthyology at that university was named for him. The University of Guelph also named a lecture hall after him, the Axelrod Building, but in 2010 renamed the Alexander Building, after [[Lincoln Alexander]].<ref>[http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2010/11/u_of_g_honours.html U of G Honours Lincoln Alexander] - News Release November 03, 2010</ref>
In 1997 Axelrod sold TFH Publications to Central Garden & Pet Company of California for $70 million. The contract included potential payouts to Axelrod if TFH reached earnings targets after the sale. He sued under that provision, accusing Central Garden of suppressing earnings to avoid paying the extra money. The following year, however, the purchaser filed a countersuit against him, claiming that he had grossly and illegally inflated the value of the company before the purchase.<ref name= "urlThe New York Times" >{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/13/nyregion/13violins.html |title=The New York Times > New York Region > Once a Violin-Collecting Philanthropist, Now a Prisoner: A Fugitive Is Brought to Court |work= |accessdate=2008-12-14 | first=Damien | last=Cave | date=November 13, 2004}}</ref> On September 1, 2005, Axelrod was ordered to pay Central Garden & Pet Company $16.4 million (net, after deducting $3.7 million the company was ordered to pay Axelrod due to earnings targets).<ref name= "urlJurors decide Axelrod must pay $20.2M" >{{cite web |url=http://www.fritz-reuter.com/articles/axelrod/jurorsdecideaxelrodmustpay.htm |title=Jurors decide Axelrod must pay $20.2M |work= |accessdate=2008-12-14}}</ref>
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070205045107/http://www.axelfish.uoguelph.ca/about_axel.html University of Guelph Axelrod Institute of Ichthyology]
* [http://www.fritz-reuter.com/articles/starledger/hestryingtoputhiscaresbehindhim.htm He's trying to put his cares behind him] (2004 interview in Havana by Brian Donohue of the New Jersey ''Star-Ledger'')
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