Creagrutus ignotus
| Creagrutus ignotus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Genus: | Creagrutus |
| Species: | C. ignotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Creagrutus ignotus Vari & Harold, 2001
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Creagrutus ignotus 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 upper Tapajós River basin.
Size
This species reaches a length of 6.2 cm (2.4 in).[2]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin for 'unknown,' referring to the prior absence of any records of Creagrutus in the upper Rio Tapajós basin of central Brazil.[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 ignotus". 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.