Biology:Copella eigenmanni

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Copella eigenmanni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae
Genus: Copella
Species:
C. eigenmanni
Binomial name
Copella eigenmanni
Regan, 1912

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]

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann (1863-1927), who collected the type specimen.[2]


References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Copella eigenmanni" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  2. "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families CURIMATIDAE, PROCHILODONTIDAE, LEBIASINIDAE, CTENOLUCIIDAE and ACESTRORHYNCHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/characiformes3/. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q868993 entry