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Chetia welwitschi (Boulenger, 1898)

Angolan happy
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Chetia: Moçambique local name.
Eponymy: Dr Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch (1806–1872) was an Austrian botanist and explorer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 13°S - 19°S

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Africa: Cunene River system (Ref. 7248, 33857, 120641). Also reported from the Camaloa River (Caluango River affluent, Luangwe/Luangue system, Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 7248, 11970) in Angola, but this is unconfirmed in Ref. 120641.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7248)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Known only from a few specimens. More specimens are required for study (Ref. 7248).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Skelton, P.H., 1991. Chetia. p. 43-44. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5613)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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