Blackbanded pyrrhulina
Copella nigrofasciata
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A copella from the upper Amazon (Brazil and Peru), with a black stripe from the snout to the base of the tail, which gives the species its name.
- Scientific name
- Copella nigrofasciata
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Pyrrhulina nigrofasciata
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 21–25 °C
- pH
- 6–7
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4.5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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