Creagrutinae

Creagrutinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The subfamily comprises genera which were previously classified in the family Characidae, but this was split into multiple families in 2024. They are found in South and Central America.^[3][4][2]

Creagrutinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Stevardiidae
Subfamily:	Creagrutinae Miles, 1943[1]
Type genus
Creagrutus[1] Günther, 1864[2]

Genera

Creagrutinae contains the following genera:^[2]

• Caiapobrycon L. R. Malabarba & Vari, 2000
• Carlastyanax Géry, 1972
• Creagrutus Günther, 1864
• Microgenys C. H. Eigenmann 1913