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Blackband Copella

Copella nigrofasciata (Meinken, 1952)

Status not recordedbony fish

The blackband copella (Copella nigrofasciata) is a species in the family Lebiasinidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the blackband copella

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 blackband copella live?

Not recorded

Is the blackband copella 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 blackband copella classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyLebiasinidae
  6. genusCopella
  7. SpeciesCopella nigrofasciata (Meinken, 1952)

Synonyms Pyrrhulina nigrofasciata

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Blackbanded pyrrhulinaEnglish
  • UrquishoSpanish
  • CopellaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blackband copella

Other species in the same genus Copella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blackband copella?

The blackband copella (Copella nigrofasciata) 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). Blackband Copella (Copella nigrofasciata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackband-copella

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“Blackband Copella (Copella nigrofasciata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackband-copella.

BibTeX
@misc{blackband_copella_2026,
  title = {Blackband Copella (Copella nigrofasciata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackband-copella},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}