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