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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stevardiinae
Etymology: Creagrutus: Greek, kreagreytos, -os, -on = to tear, to rip up the flesh (Ref. 45335); nigrotaeniatus: Derived from the Greek nigro, meaning black, and taenia, meaning ribbon, in reference to the black lateral longitudinal stripe on the body..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Upper rio Juruena in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94995)
Short description
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13; Vertebrae: 36 - 37. Creagrutus nigrotaeniatus is distinguished from all its congeners, except C. cracentis and C. maxillaris, by having 8-10 dentary teeth (vs. 4-7) and 4-5 post-anal scales (vs. 1-2). It further differs from most congeners (except C. varii, C. gephyrus, C. cracentis, and C. maxillaris) by having dentigerous surface of the premaxilla longitudinally elongate from ventral view (vs. dentigerous surface triangular). In addition, it can be diagnosed from C. varii by having 8-10 branched rays on anal fin (vs. 15-17) and from C. gephyrus by having 4-5 maxillary teeth (vs. 7-11). It is distinct from C. cracentis and C. maxillaris by having a dark mid-lateral stripe extending from the posterior margin of orbit to the distal tip of middle caudal fin rays (vs. absence of mid-lateral stripe), anterior dentary teeth tricuspid (vs. pentacuspid), and 4-5 maxillary teeth (vs. 8-12) (Ref. 94995).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Dagosta, F.C.P. and M.N.L. Pastana, 2014. New species of Creagrutus Günther (Characiformes: Characidae) from rio Tapajós basin, Brazil, with comments on it phylogenetic position. Zootaxa 3765(6):571-582. (Ref. 94995)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00653 - 0.03348), b=2.96 (2.77 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.6 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).