Copeina

Copeina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Lebiasinidae
Subfamily:	Pyrrhulininae
Genus:	Copeina ; Fowler, 1906
Type species
	Pyrrhulina argyrops ; Cope, 1878

Last updated August 06, 2025

Copeina is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lebiasinidae, the pencifishes, splashing tetras and related fishes. The fishies in this genus are found in the Amazon basin.

Species

Copeina contains the following species:^[2]

Copeina guttata (Steindachner, 1876) (redspotted tetra)
Copeina osgoodi C. H. Eigenmann, 1922

References

1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pyrrhulininae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 August 2025.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Copeina". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 August 2025.

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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pyrrhulininae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 August 2025.

[Cof_genus-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Copeina". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 August 2025.

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