Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

Copella arnoldi
[Splash tetra]

Photo by Brosse, S.

Copella carsevennensis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

Copella compta
[]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL

Copella eigenmanni
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

Copella meinkeni
[]

Photo by Landines, M.

Copella metae
[]

Photo by Christoffersen, T.

Copella nattereri
[Spotted tetra]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

Copella nigrofasciata
[]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Copella vilmae
[Rainbow copella]

9 Species of Family Lebiasinidae with Genus Copella
(Pencilfishes)

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

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: CharaciformesFamily: Lebiasinidae PencilfishesSubfamily: PyrrhulininaeGenus: Copella(See list of species below)

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

(See list of species below)