Splash tetra

Copella arnoldi

Lebiasinid Fish beneath the Brazilian Coast

Splash tetra is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 4.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Lebiasinidae
Genus: Copella
Maximum length: 4.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: lower rio Amazonas basin, coastal drainages of Pará and Amapá, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, mouth of rio Orinoco, and coastal drainages of Sucre and Monagas, Venezuela.

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