Creagrutus peruanus (Steindachner, 1876)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Creagrutus peruanus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Stevardiidae.
This species reaches a length of 8.7 cm (3.4 in). It is endemic to the Apurímac and Urubamba River basins in Peru, from which it receives its name.
Wikipedia contributors, Creagrutus peruanus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:25:59.916619+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Creagrutus peruanus (Steindachner, 1876)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1876)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Stevardiidae
- Genus
- Creagrutus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyStevardiidae Gill, 1858
- subfamilyCreagrutinae Miles, 1943
- genusCreagrutus Günther, 1864
- speciesCreagrutus peruanus (Steindachner, 1876)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Creagrutus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Creagrutus atratus Vari & Harold, 2001 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Creagrutus affinis Steindachner, 1880 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Creagrutus lassoi Vari & Harold, 2001 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Creagrutus kunturus Vari, Harold & Ortega, 1995 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Creagrutus magdalenae Eigenmann, 1913 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Creagrutus maculosus Román-Valencia, García-Alzate, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2010 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Creagrutus machadoi Vari & Harold, 2001 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Creagrutus lepidus Vari, Harold, Lasso & Machado-Allison, 1993 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Creagrutus caucanus Eigenmann, 1913 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Creagrutus bolivari Schultz, 1944 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Creagrutus hysginus Harold, Vari, Machado-Allison & Provenzano, 1994 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Creagrutus flavescens Vari & Harold, 2001 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Creagrutus nasutus Günther, 1876 Günther, 1876 | synonym |
| Piabina peruana Steindachner, 1876 Steindachner, 1876 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1020299 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6BDV3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.