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Splash tetra

Copella arnoldi (Regan, 1912)

Status not recordedbony fish

The splash tetra (Copella arnoldi) is a species in the family Lebiasinidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the splash tetra

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the splash tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the splash tetra endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the splash tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyLebiasinidae
  6. genusCopella
  7. SpeciesCopella arnoldi (Regan, 1912)

Synonyms Copeina arnoldi

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Jumping characinEnglish
  • Spraying characinEnglish
  • Spraying tetraEnglish
  • CharacinAfrikaans
  • štíhlotělka skákaváCzech
  • SpritzsalmlerGerman
  • Ti-yayaSpanish
  • Tétra-sauteurFrench
  • Fecskendező pontylazacHungarian
  • SpatzalmDutch
  • smukleń pryskaczPolish
  • CopellaPortuguese
  • Копелла АрнольдаRussian
  • štíhlotělka stříkaváCzech
  • Mulet montagneFrench
  • PiratantãPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the splash tetra

Other species in the same genus Copella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the splash tetra?

The splash tetra (Copella arnoldi) belongs to the family Lebiasinidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Splash tetra (Copella arnoldi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/splash-tetra

MLA

“Splash tetra (Copella arnoldi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/splash-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{splash_tetra_2026,
  title = {Splash tetra (Copella arnoldi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/splash-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}