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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Chetia: Moçambique local name; flaviventris: flaviventris = Latin for "yellow belly" (Ref. 52307).
More on author: Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce; salmastro benthopelagico. Tropical; 19°S - 25°S
Africa: Limpopo River system, Transvaal and Zimbabwe.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5613); peso massimo pubblicato: 815.00 g (Ref. 7248)
Occurs in larger intermittent tributaries; prefers standing or slow-flowing pools and thrives in impounded waters; feeds on invertebrates and small fish; breeds in summer, the female mouth brooding the eggs and larvae (Ref. 7248, 52307). Agamous and ovophilic (Ref. 52307).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
The female mouth broods the eggs and larvae (Ref. 7248).
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 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.60 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Assuming Fec<1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).