''Chetia'' is a
genus
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of
haplochromine
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The haplochromine cichlids are a tribe of cichlids in subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae called Haplochromini. This group includes the type genus ''Haplochromis'' plus a number of closely related genera such as '' Aulonocara'', '' Astatotila ...
cichlid
Cichlids ()
are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...
s
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
riverine
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habitat
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s in
southern Africa
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, as well as the
Congo River Basin
The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world list of rivers by discharge, by discharge volume, following the Amazon Ri ...
.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Chetia brevicauda''
I. R. Bills & Olaf
Olaf or Olav (, , or differences between General American and Received Pronunciation, British ; ) is a Dutch, Polish, Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as ''*Anu-laibaz'', from ''anu'' "ances ...
, 2002
* ''
Chetia brevis''
R. A. Jubb, 1968 (orange-fringed largemouth)
* ''
Chetia flaviventris
''Chetia'' is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemism, endemic to riverine habitats in southern Africa, as well as the Congo River Basin.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''Chetia brevicauda'' Ian Roger Bill ...
''
Trewavas, 1961 (canary kurper)
* ''
Chetia gracilis''
(Greenwood Green wood is unseasoned wood.
Greenwood or Green wood may also refer to:
People
* Greenwood (surname)
Settlements
Australia
* Greenwood, Queensland, a locality in the Toowoomba Region
* Greenwood, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth
...
, 1984) (slender happy)
* ''
Chetia mola''
Balon & D. J. Stewart, 1983
* ''
Chetia welwitschi
''Chetia'' is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to riverine habitats in southern Africa, as well as the Congo River Basin.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* '' Chetia brevicauda'' I. R. Bills & Olaf, 20 ...
''
( Boulenger, 1898) (Angolan happy)
References
External links
Canary Kurper
Haplochromini
Cichlid fish of Africa
Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas
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