Author: (Steindachner, 1876)
FBname: Redspotted tetra
Remark: No recent review of the genus, studies of types and consideration of type localities suggest that there is just the one species, <I>Copeina guttata</I>.   Myers, 1956: 12, noted that "Steindachner’s figures are erroneously labeled and should be reversed", thus figs. 6 and 5a are correct for <i>Copeina guttata</i>, figs. 5 and 6a for <i>Copella nattereri</i>.  Eschmeyer, 1998:694; Vari and Howe, 1991:36; Ortega and Vari, 1986:10.
Comments: Feeds on worms, insects and small crustaceans (Ref. 7020).