Copella compta

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Copella compta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae
Genus: Copella
Species:
C. compta
Binomial name
Copella compta
Myers, 1927

Copella compta is a species of fish in the splashing tetra family found in the upper Rio Negro basin, as well as the Orinoco Basin. They grow no more than a few centimeters. [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Copella compta" in FishBase . April 2019 version.