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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae Pencilfishes
Subfamily: Pyrrhulininae
Genus: Copella

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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Bukkems, J.

South America
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Copella arnoldi (Regan, 1912)

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Copella arnoldi
[Splash tetra]

Photo by Brosse, S.

South America
Max. Length 5.7 cm TL
Copella carsevennensis (Regan, 1912)

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Copella carsevennensis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
Copella compta (Myers, 1927)

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Copella compta
[]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Copella eigenmanni (Regan, 1912)

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Copella eigenmanni
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Copella meinkeni Zarske & Géry, 2006

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Copella meinkeni
[]

Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Copella metae (Eigenmann, 1914)

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Copella metae
[]

Photo by Christoffersen, T.

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Copella nattereri (Steindachner, 1876)

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Copella nattereri
[Spotted tetra]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Copella nigrofasciata (Meinken, 1952)

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Copella nigrofasciata
[]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Copella vilmae Géry, 1963

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Copella vilmae
[Rainbow copella]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Copella arnoldi Splash tetra South America 3.4 SL 1912
Copella carsevennensis South America 5.7 TL 1912
Copella compta South America 5.1 SL 1927
Copella eigenmanni South America 3.6 SL 1912
Copella meinkeni South America 4.5 SL 2006
Copella metae South America 3.4 SL 1914
Copella nattereri Spotted tetra South America 4.5 SL 1876
Copella nigrofasciata South America 4.5 SL 1952
Copella vilmae Rainbow copella South America 4.5 SL 1963



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