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Name

Scientific name

Copeina guttata

Described by

Authority Steindachner, Year 1876, Bracketed

Family

Lebiasinidae

Common names

Red-spotted Tetra

Photograph credits

All 3 credited

Summary

The red-spotted tetra, Copeina guttata, is a lebiasinid from the middle and upper Amazon basin in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Reach…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

76mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–28°C, pH 4–7.5

Hardness

1–10dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Temperament
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Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Amazon, Jurua, Marañón, Nanay, Napo, Negro, Solimões, Tigre, Ucayali, Yavarí

Writing

Etymology

guttata: from the Latin gutta, meaning 'spots, specks', in reference to this species' spotted colour pattern.

Distribution

Known from the middle and upper Amazon river basins in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Type locality is 'Amazon River at Obidos, Cudajas, and Tabatinga; Ri…

Habitat

Not written yet

Aquarium size

Given its potential size an aquarium measuring 120 ∗ 30 cm or similar should be the smallest considered.

Maintenance

Choice of decor is not especially critical although it tends to show better colouration when maintained in a well-furnished set-up with live plants and a dark …

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Probably feeds on insects at or near the water surface in nature. In the aquarium it's easily-fed but the best condition and colours offer regular meals of sma…

Behaviour and compatibility

Not written yet

Sexual dimorphism

Males are more intensely-coloured than females and tend to develop extended fins.

Reproduction

Apparently practises an interesting reproductive strategy in which the eggs are deposited in a shallow depression excavated from the substrate and guarded by t…

Notes

The family Lebiasinidae is included in the order Characiformes and sometimes split into the nominal subfamilies Lebiasininae and Pyrrhulininae, though there ha…

References

References

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