Creagrutus lassoi
| Creagrutus lassoi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Genus: | Creagrutus |
| Species: | C. lassoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Creagrutus lassoi Vari & Harold, 2001
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Creagrutus lassoi 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 Aroa and Yaracuy River basins within the Caribbean versant drainages of north‑central Venezuela.
Size
This species reaches a length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[2]
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Venezuelan ichthyologist Carlos A. Lasso‑Alcalá of the Museo de Historia Natural La Salle in Caracas and the Asociación Amigos de Doñana in Seville, recognizing his contributions to the study of Venezuelan fishes and his assistance to the authors. [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 lassoi". 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.