Creagrutus convencionensis
| Creagrutus convencionensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Genus: | Creagrutus |
| Species: | C. convencionensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Creagrutus convencionensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2023
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Creagrutus convencionensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Stevardiidae.[1]
This species reaches a length of 1.4 cm (0.55 in).[2] It is found in America.
The species name employs the Latin suffix –ensis, indicating place, in reference to the municipality of Convención in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia, where the type locality—Quebrada Guamal in the Río Catatumbo drainage—is located.[3]
References
- ^ Ardila Rodriguez, Carlos. (2023). Cinco Nuevas Especies de Peces Creagrutus para Colombia.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Creagrutus convencionensis". FishBase. February 2025 version.
- ^ Scharpf, Christopher & Lazara, Kenneth J. (22 September 2018). "Family STEVARDIIDAE Gill 1858 (Stevardiids)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2025.