| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Chetia flaviventris | |||
| Species Authority: | Trewavas, 1961 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2007 |
| Assessor/s | Engelbrecht, J., Bills, R. & Marshall, B.E. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
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Justification: Common in several large subsystems of the Limpopo River. Thriving in several large dams. No major threats recognized. |
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| Range Description: | Parts of the Limpopo River system in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The species appears to be in certain upper tributaries and has a rather unusual fragmented distribution e.g., in the upper Umzingwane (Zimbabwe), Crocodile, Marico, Mogol, Magalakwena (South Africa). In several dams within these regions e.g., Hartebeespoort, Roodeplaat and Donkerpoort Dams. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Botswana; South Africa (Gauteng, Limpopo Province, North-West Province); Zimbabwe
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Prefers slow flowing sections and pools in rivers. More common in upper tributaries of perennial and some intermittent rivers, thrives in several dams. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | None. |
| Conservation Actions: | None. |
| Citation: | Engelbrecht, J., Bills, R. & Marshall, B.E. 2007. Chetia flaviventris. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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