Chetia mola Balon & Stewart, 1983

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  13.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Luongo River (upper Congo River basin) in Zambia (Ref. 27609).
Diagnosis:  Diagnosis: pharyngeal teeth massive and molariform (Ref. 52307). Description: body more or less ovoid; moderately deep-bodied; frontal profile slightly concave; snout pointed (Ref. 52307). Coloration: probably 2 dark longitudinal bars: one at midbody, 2nd directly under dorsal fin; males likely with dark maculae in dorsal, caudal and anal fins; some dark egg spots visible in anal fin; some body scales with a dark center (Ref. 52307).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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