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Teleogramma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Tribe
  
Chromidotilapiini

Higher classification
  
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cichlidae

Scientific name
  
Teleogramma

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Cichlid, Gobiocichla, Paragordius obamai, Thysochromis, Aptostichus barackobamai

Teleogramma brichardi courtship behaviour


Teleogramma is an African genus of cichlids with five species. These dark and slender fish barely reach 10 cm (4 in) in length and are limited to rapids in the Western Congo River basin in DR Congo/Congo Brazzaville. 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.

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Teleogramma brichardi female swimming


Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

  • Teleogramma brichardi Poll, 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

    Teleogramma Wikipedia
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