Creagrutus affinis

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 simusMeek & Hildebrand, 1913 Creagrutus leuciscus Regan, 1913 Creagrutus londonoi Fowler, 1945

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

Distribution

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, 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 fish's name means in Latin "related", as in very close if not identical to Creagrutus muelleri . ^[4]

References

1. "Sardina: Creagrutus affinis". IUCN. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
2. Harold, A.S. and R.P. Vari, 1994. Systematics of the Trans-Andean species of Creagrutus (Ostariophysi: Characiformers: Characidae). Smith. Contrib. Zool. (551):31 p.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Creagrutus affinis". FishBase . February 2025 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family STEVARDIIDAE Gill 1858 (Stevardiids)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2025.