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Creagrutus occidaneus

Creagrutus occidaneus

Classification

Creagrutus occidaneus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. Distribution It is native to South America, occurring in the foothills and lowlands of eastern Peru within the Manu River basin of the Department of Madre de Dios, and in the upper Purus River basin in Acre and Amazonas, Brazil, as well as the Department of Ucayali, Peru. Both the Manu and Purus drainages form part of the western Amazon basin, one of the most biodiverse freshwater systems on Earth.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog