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Chetia gracilis (Greenwood, 1984) Slender happy |
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photo by
Musschoot, T. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 11.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Cutato River, a tributary of the Okavango in Angola. Recently recorded from the Cunene. Known only from a few specimens. The taxonomy of this species is under review and it is likely to be placed in another genus in the near future (Ref. 7248). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Description: moderately slender-bodied, with a short head and small mouth; frontal profile straight to slightly rounded; caudal fin truncate to subtruncate (Ref. 52307). Coloration: preserved specimens: body bronze to brown; dorsal and caudal fin with rows of reddish-brown maculae; anal fin with several well-developed, reddish egg spots in males (Ref. 52307). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||