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Etymology: Creagrutus: Greek, kreagreytos, -os, -on = to tear, to rip up the flesh (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Myers.
Issue
See Vari & Harold (2001:142) for detailed redescription.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
South America: Orinoco River basin and rivers draining the Guyana Shield, upper Negro River in Venezuela and Brazil, and perhaps upper Madeira River basin along the Brazilian-Bolivian border.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35140)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vari, R.P. and A.S. Harold, 1998. The genus Creagrutus (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae): monophyly, relationships, and undetected diversity. p. 245-260. In Malabarba et al. (eds.) Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. (Ref. 34130)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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