Copella nattereri

Copella nattereri. the spotted tetra s a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lebiasinidae, the pencilfishes, splashing tetras and related fishes. This fish is found in the upper Amazon basin, as well as the Rio Negro and Orinoco basins. They grow no more than 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in).^[3]

Copella nattereri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Lebiasinidae
Genus:	Copella
Species:	C. nattereri
Binomial name
Copella nattereri Steindachner, 1876
Synonyms[2]
Copella meinkeni Zarske & Géry, 2006

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Johann Natterer (1787-1843), who explored South America and collected specimens there for 18 years, including the type specimen of this species along with many others.^[4]