''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'', '' Astat ...
cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...
s
endemic
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to
riverine
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habitat
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s in
southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of ...
, as well as the
Congo River Basin
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.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Chetia brevicauda
''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, 200 ...
''
I. R. Bills & Olaf
Olaf or Olav (, , or British ; Old Norse: ''Áleifr'', ''Ólafr'', ''Óleifr'', ''Anleifr'') is a Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as ''*Anu-laibaz'', from ''anu'' "ancestor, grand-father" a ...
, 2002
* ''
Chetia brevis''
R. A. Jubb, 1968 (Orange-fringed Largemouth)
* ''
Chetia flaviventris
''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, 200 ...
''
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
C ...
, 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, 200 ...
''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1898) (Angolan Happy)
References
External links
Canary Kurper
Haplochromini
Cichlid fish of Africa
Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas
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