''Teleogramma'' is an African
genus
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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
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 ...
in
DR Congo/
Congo Brazzaville
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
.
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''Teleogramma'' Species.
FishBase. 2015. They are distinctive, with specialized anatomy. They are characterized by elongated heads with tubular nostrils and a
lateral line that is not interrupted, as it is in most cichlids.
Species
There are five recognized species in this genus:
[
* '' Teleogramma brichardi'' ]Poll
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Figurative head counts
* Poll, a formal election
** Election verification exit poll, a survey taken to verify election counts
** Polling, voting to make decisions or determine opinions
** Polling places o ...
, 1959
* '' Teleogramma depressa'' T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
* '' Teleogramma gracile'' Boulenger, 1899
* '' Teleogramma monogramma'' ( Pellegrin, 1927)
* ''Teleogramma obamaorum
''Teleogramma obamaorum'' is a species of African cichlid native to the Congo River. Unlike other species of '' Teleogramma'', sexes lack color differences in the caudal (tail) fin. Individuals reach up to SL, and prey mainly on snails.
''Te ...
'' Stiassny & S. E. Alter, 2015 – Obama's teleogramma
References
Chromidotilapiini
Cichlid fish of Africa
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
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