Characidium grajahuense

Characidium grajahuense is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.^[2] It is native to South America and is found in the coastal streams between Guanabara Bay and the Mangaratiba, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[2]

Characidium grajahuense
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Crenuchidae
Genus:	Characidium
Species:	C. grajahuense
Binomial name
Characidium grajahuense Travassos, 1944

Size

This species reaches a length of 8.8 cm (3.5 in).^[2]

Etymology

The fishes name in denoting place: Grajaú, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is the type locality.^[3]