Copella Nattereri
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''Copella nattereri'' or the spotted tetra is a species of fish in the splashing tetra family found in the upper
Amazon basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributary, tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries ...
, as well as the Rio Negro and
Orinoco The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers approximately 1 million km2, with 65% of it in Venezuela and 35% in Colombia. It is the List of rivers by discharge, f ...
basins. They grow no more than .


Etymology

The fish is named in honor of
Johann Natterer Johann Natterer (9 November 1787 – 17 June 1843) was an Austrian natural history, naturalist and List of explorers, explorer. He was the son of royal falconer Joseph Natterer and along with his brother Joseph Natterer (1786–1852) took a keen i ...
(1787-1843), who explored South America and collected specimens there for 18 years, including the type specimen of this species along with many others.


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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q868999 Tetras of Brazil Freshwater fish of Colombia Freshwater fish of Peru Fish of Venezuela Taxa named by Franz Steindachner Fish described in 1876 Lebiasinidae