''Copella nigrofasciata'' 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 ...
, ranging from
Manaus
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into the
Ucayli River. They grow no more than a few centimeters.
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Tetras of Brazil
Freshwater fish of Peru
Taxa named by Herman Meinken
Fish described in 1952
Lebiasinidae
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