Chetia

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

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

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Species

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

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References

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