Creagrutus affinis

Creagrutus affinis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Stevardiidae.

Creagrutus affinis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Stevardiidae
Genus:	Creagrutus
Species:	C. affinis
Binomial name
Creagrutus affinis Steindachner, 1880
Synonyms
Creagrutus notropoides Meek & Hildebrand, 1912 Creagrutus simus Meek & Hildebrand, 1913 Creagrutus leuciscus Regan, 1913 Creagrutus londonoi Fowler, 1945

Location

It is found in the Caribbean drainages of Colombia from the Magdalena River basin west to coastal basins of the Chocó Department, the Pacific slope rivers of Panama from Bayano to the Tuira River, in the Chagres River system of Atlantic slope of Panama, and the Baudo and San Juan rivers of the Pacific slopes of Colombia.^[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 7.8 cm (3.1 in).^[3]

Etymology

The fishes name means in Latin related, as in very close if not identical to Creagrutus muelleri.^[4]