Copella eigenmanni

Copella eigenmanni, the red-spotted copella, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lebiasinidae, the pencilfishes, splashing tetras and related fishes. This species is found along the Atlantic coast between Pará to Delta Amacuro, the mouth of the Orinoco. They grow no more than a few centimeters.^[3]

Copella eigenmanni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Lebiasinidae
Genus:	Copella
Species:	C. eigenmanni
Binomial name
Copella eigenmanni Regan, 1912
Synonyms[2]
Copella metae Eigenmann, 1914

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann (1863-1927), who collected the type specimen.^[4]