Creagrutus calai 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 western Meta River basin in South America.
Size This species reaches a length of .
Etymology The fish is named in honor of Plutarco Cala Cala, of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, because of his contributions to the understanding of Colombian freshwater fishes.
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National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution: image