Creagrutus gyrospilus 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 South America, occurring in the western Orinoco River basin of Venezuela.
Size This species reaches a length of .
Etymology The species name derives from the Greek gȳ́ros (γῦρος), meaning 'circle,' and spílos (σπίλος), meaning 'mark' or 'spot,' in reference to its rounded humeral spot, as opposed to a vertically elongate one.
References