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Etymology: Creagrutus: Greek, kreagreytos, -os, -on = to tear, to rip up the flesh (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Eigenmann.
Issue
See Vari & Harold (2001:75) for detailed redescription.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 20. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: Upper Madeira River basin in northeastern Bolivia (Ref. 38376). Reported from Argentina (Ref. 9086).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.3 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 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Tools
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