Chetia

Chetia is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to riverine habitats in southern Africa, as well as the Congo River Basin.

Chetia
Chetia welwitschi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Chetia
Trewavas, 1961
Type species
Chetia flaviventris
Trewavas, 1961

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Chetia brevicauda I. R. Bills & Olaf, 2002
  • Chetia brevis R. A. Jubb, 1968 (Orange-fringed Largemouth)
  • Chetia flaviventris Trewavas, 1961 (Canary Kurper)
  • Chetia gracilis (Greenwood, 1984) (Slender Happy)
  • Chetia mola Balon & D. J. Stewart, 1983
  • Chetia welwitschi (Boulenger, 1898) (Angolan Happy)
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Chetia in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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