''Teleogramma obamaorum'' is a species of African

cichlid Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...

native to the

Congo River The Congo River ( kg, Nzâdi Kôngo, french: Fleuve Congo, pt, Rio Congo), formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge ...

. Unlike other species of ''

Teleogramma ''Teleogramma'' is an African genus of cichlids with five species. These dark and slender fish barely reach in length and are limited to rapids in the Western Congo River basin in DR Congo/Congo Brazzaville.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Teleog ...

'', sexes lack color differences in the caudal (tail) fin. Individuals reach up to SL, and prey mainly on snails. ''Teleogramma obamaorum'' was described in 2015 and named in honor of U.S. president

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

and first lady

Michelle Obama Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position. She is married t ...

in recognition of their commitments to science conservation, and development in Africa and abroad.

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Chromidotilapiini Taxa named by Melanie Stiassny Cichlid fish of Africa Fish described in 2015 Species named after Barack Obama Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Cichlidae-stub

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