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Copella vilmae Géry, 1963 Rainbow copella |
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photo by
Terceira, A.C. |
| Family: | Lebiasinidae (Pencilfishes), subfamily: Pyrrhulininae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.55 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.64 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 4.5 - 5.19999980926514; dH range: 0.200000002980232 | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Upper Amazon River basin. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 9-9. This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following characters: with an interrupted longitudinal series of dark scales on the body of males (vs. presence of a continuous longitudinal series of dark scales forming a longitudinal band or absence of any longitudinal color pattern); females differ, except those of C. compta, by having a small dark spot at the base of the upper caudal-fin lobe (vs. absence); females also have a brownish longitudinal band on body (vs. absence) (Ref. 137764) | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 September 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||