Creagrutus

Creagrutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Stevardiinae
Genus: Creagrutus
Günther, 1864
Type species
Leporinus muelleri
Günther, 1859
Synonyms

Creagrudite Myers, 1927 Creagrutops Schultz, 1944

Creagrutus is a genus of characins found mostly in South America, with one species C. affinis extending into Panama in Central America.[1]

Species

There are currently 71 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.
  2. Dagosta, F.C.P. & Pastana, M.N.d.L (2014): New species of Creagrutus Günther (Characiformes: Characidae) from rio Tapajós basin, Brazil, with comments on its phylogenetic position. Zootaxa, 3765 (6): 571–582.
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