Creagrutus britskii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Stevardiidae.Vari, R.P. and A.S. Harold, 2001. Phylogenetic study of the Neotropical fish genera Creagrutus Günther and Piabina Reinhardt (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes), with a revision of the Cis-Andean species. Smith. Cont. Zool. 613:1-239.
Location It is found in the upper Tocantins River basin in South America.
Size This species reaches a length of .
Etymology The fish is named in honor of Brazilian ichthyologist Heraldo A. Britski, of the Universidade de São Paulo, because of his many contributions to the understanding of South American freshwater fishes.
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National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution: image