Copella meinkeni Zarske & Géry, 2006
Copella meinkeni
photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

Family:  Lebiasinidae (Pencilfishes), subfamily: Pyrrhulininae
Max. size:  4.54 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Venezuela and Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Absence of a broad dark longitudinal band and a pale line. Presence of five or six rows of red spots on the flanks, pale in alcohol. Absence of a spot on ventral rays on caudal fin (Ref. 77043).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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