Copella eigenmanni is a species of fish in the splashing tetra family found along the Atlantic coast between Pará to Delta Amacuro, the mouth of the Orinoco. They grow no more than a few centimeters.[1]
| Copella eigenmanni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Lebiasinidae |
| Genus: | Copella |
| Species: | C. eigenmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Copella eigenmanni Regan, 1912 | |
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann (1863-1927), who collected the type specimen.[2]
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