Creagrutus gracilis
| Creagrutus gracilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Genus: | Creagrutus |
| Species: | C. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Creagrutus gracilis Vari & Harold, 2001
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Creagrutus gracilis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Stevardiidae.[1]
Location
It is native to South America, occurring in the Amazonas and Loreto regions of Peru and at several localities along the eastern slopes of the Andean Cordilleras in Ecuador.
Size
This species reaches a length of 7.7 cm (3.0 in).[2]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin for 'thin' or 'slender,' referring to its comparatively shallow body relative to many of its congeners.[3]
References
- ^ Vari, R.P. and A.S. Harold, 2001. Phylogenetic study of the Neotropical fish genera Creagrutus Günther and Piabina Reinhardt (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes), with a revision of the Cis-Andean species. Smith. Cont. Zool. 613:1-239.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Creagrutus gracilis". FishBase. February 2025 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (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.