FB-51361 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=51361 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Stevardiidae Microgenys Microgenys minuta Eigenmann, 1913 Pikkuroiskuttajatetra Copeina compta Myers, 1927 1999-02-09 2022-03-25 Géry, J.0 Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. (Ref. 598) Weitzman, M. and S.H. Weitzman0 Lebiasinidae (Pencil fishes). p. 241-251. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 37104) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West , NY 10024-5192, USA. (Ref. 41414) Varjo, M., L. Koli and H. Dahlström0 Kalannimiluettelo (versio 10/03). Suomen Biologian Seura Vanamo Ry. (Ref. 51086) Marinho, M.M.F. and N.A. Menezes0 Taxonomic review of <i>Copella</i> (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species. PLoS ONE 12(8):e0183069:1-53. (Ref. 137764) FB-DiagnosticDescr-51369 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-08-28 00:00:00 2025-08-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=51369 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats This species is distinguished from all its congeners, except C. vilmae, by having 16±18 scales in the first longitudinal scale row (vs. 13±15), and by having 26±27 scales in the fourth longitudinal scale row (vs. 23±25); the males can be distinguished from that of C. vilmae by the absence of rows of conspicuous dark scales irregularly arranged on body (vs. presence); while females differs from the those of C. vilmae by the absence of a dark longitudinal band on body (vs. presence). Among Copella species, this is the largest species of the genus, with males reaching 6.89 cm SL and the females 4.81 cm SL (vs. less than 5.55 cm SL and 4.42cmm SL, respectively, in the congeners) (Ref. 137764). Marinho, M.M.F. and N.A. Menezes 2017 Taxonomic review of <i>Copella</i> (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species. PLoS ONE 12(8):e0183069:1-53. (Ref. 137764) FB-Morphology-51369 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-08-28 00:00:00 2025-08-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=51369 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Analsoft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 36 - 37 Marinho, M.M.F. and N.A. Menezes 2017 Taxonomic review of <i>Copella</i> (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species. PLoS ONE 12(8):e0183069:1-53. (Ref. 137764) FB-Distribution-51369 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 1999-02-09 00:00:00 2025-08-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=51369 South America: Upper rio Negro upstream from São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Brazil and Venezuela. Marinho, M.M.F. and N.A. Menezes 2017 Taxonomic review of <i>Copella</i> (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species. PLoS ONE 12(8):e0183069:1-53. (Ref. 137764) FB-Size-51369 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 1999-02-09 00:00:00 2025-08-28 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=51369 6.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 137764)); 4.8 cm SL (female) Marinho, M.M.F. and N.A. Menezes 2017 Taxonomic review of <i>Copella</i> (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) with an identification key for the species. PLoS ONE 12(8):e0183069:1-53. (Ref. 137764) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-51369 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 1999-02-09 00:00:00 2025-08-28 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=51369 benthopelagic; freshwater