Copella arnoldi
| Copella arnoldi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Lebiasinidae |
| Genus: | Copella |
| Species: | C. arnoldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Copella arnoldi (Regan, 1912) | |
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Copella arnoldi, commonly known as the splash tetra or the splashing tetra, is a species of tropical freshwater fish belonging to the family Lebiasinidae. It is native to South America, and has been introduced to the island of Trinidad.
The fish is named in honor of German aquarist Johann Paul Arnold (1869–1952), who collected the type specimen.