''Teleogramma'' is an African
genus
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of
cichlid
Cichlids ()
are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...
s 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
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/
Congo Brazzaville.
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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
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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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, 1959
* '' Teleogramma depressa'' T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
* '' Teleogramma gracile'' Boulenger, 1899
* '' Teleogramma monogramma'' ( Pellegrin, 1927)
* '' Teleogramma obamaorum'' 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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