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Etymology: Chetia: Moçambique local name; brevicauda: The species name describes the low number of caudal vertebrae and the short caudal peduncle (Ref. 52267).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
Africa: Lecitu River, Buzi system, in Mozambique (Ref. 52267, 52307).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 52267)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 14 - 15; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11 - 13; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 9 - 10; Vértebra: 29. Diagnosis: compressed and deep body with greatest body depth at origin of pelvic fins; head large, 39.4-41.0% SL; premaxillary pedicel of upper jaw slightly longer than dentigerous arm of premaxilla; sloping at an angle of 77° from horizon; dental arcade with 2 rows of closely set unicuspid teeth, 53 in outer row, 40 in inner; lower jaw relatively long with rounded dental arcade, and 2 rows of erect, slightly recurved and irregularly spaced unicuspid teeth, 37 in outer row, a few teeth in inner; 26-27 total dorsal fin rays; 12-13 total anal fin rays; pectoral fin relatively long, 25.0-28.4% SL, just reaching origin of anal fin; caudal peduncle short and deep; cycloid scales with a few weakly ctenoid scales on lower flanks; 20-22 upper and 10-12 lower lateral line scales; 6-7 scales between pelvic and pectoral fin bases; 5-7 scales between lateral line and origin of dorsal fin; 4-5 cheeck scale rows; 15 abdominal vertebrae; 14 caudal vertebrae (Ref. 52267).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in quiet backwater (Ref. 52267).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Bills, I.R. and O.L.F. Weyl, 2002. A new species of the genus Chetia (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Lecitu River, Buzi System, Mozambique. Smithiana Spec. Publ. 1:1-11. (Ref. 52267)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Assuming Fec<1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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