Author: (Meinken, 1952)
Remark: This species was described from aquarium specimens said to be from the Peruvian Amazon.  It occurs from near the mouth of the Rio Negro west into the Marañon and Ucayali rivers of Peru.  It is sometimes confused with <i>C. metae</i> but differs in its color pattern.  Both have an almost black horizontal stripe across the body but <i>C. nigrofasciata</i> has a row of bright red spots just above the black stripe while <i>C. metae</i> has a pale stripe without any red spots. Zarske and Géry, 1997:14; Ortega and Vari, 1986:10.