Copeina osgoodi
| Copeina osgoodi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Lebiasinidae |
| Genus: | Copeina |
| Species: | C. osgoodi
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| Binomial name | |
| Copeina osgoodi C. H. Eigenmann, 1922
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Copeina osgoodi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonginmg to the family Lebiasinidae, the pencifishes, splashing tetras and related fishes. This species is found in the upper Amazon basin. They grow up to 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in).[2]
The fish is named in honor of zoologist William Hudson Osgood (1875-1947) of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, who collected the type specimen.[3]
References
- ^ Varella, H.R. (2023). "Copeina osgoodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49829722A176012681. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829722A176012681.en. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Copeina osgoodi". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (11 April 2024). "Family LEBIASINIDAE Gill 1889 (Pencilfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
External links
Data related to Copeina osgoodi at Wikispecies