Etia nguti
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Etiini Dunz & Schliewen, 2013 |
| Genus: | Etia Schliewen & Stiassny , 2003
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| Species: | E. nguti
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| Binomial name | |
| Etia nguti Schliewen & Stiassny, 2003
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Etia nguti is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Cameroon in Central Africa where it is only known from the Nguti River (Ehumbve river), a tributary of the Cross-Manyu River. This species can reach up to 13.3 centimetres (5.2 in) in standard length.[2] It is the only member of its genus and tribe.[3][4][5]
Etymology
The species name refers to the village
Mbo language spoken in Nguti means "located in", 'Etia Nguti' literally means "located in Nguti."[6]
References
- . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Etia nguti" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Schwarzer, J. (2011). Cichlids of the lower Congo River ‐ a new model system in speciation research? Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
- ^ Schliewen, U.K. and M.L. Stiassny, 2003. Etia nguti, a new genus and species of cichlid fish from the River Mamfue, Upper Cross River basin in Cameroon, West-Central Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 14(1):61-71.