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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: Chelaethiops: Composed from Chela, a Bangladesh local for a fish + Aethiops, Ethiopia, African country.
More on authors: Nichols & Griscom.
Issue
Species from Lake Tanganyika possibly different from the Congo basin species (Ref. 4967, referring to Howes 1983).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, from the lower Congo (Ref. 42510) up to the Lufira (Ref. 2970) and Lake Mweru (Ref. 45616). Also in the Lake Tanganyika basin (Ref. 2801, 4967), including the Malagarazi (Ref. 98755).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2801)
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos