''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 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 of Bolivi ...

, 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 , with 76.3 percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia. It is the fourth largest river in the wor ...

basins. They grow no more than a few centimeters. 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.

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