Creagrutus crenatus 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 native to the upper Tocuyo River on the Caribbean versant of north‑central Venezuela, within South America.

Size This species reaches a length of .

Etymology The species name derives from Latin, meaning 'notched' or 'bearing rounded projections,' a reference to the exposed posterior margins of many of its scales.

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