Teleogramma
For the moth genus, see Teleogramma (moth).
| Teleogramma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Genus: | Teleogramma Boulenger, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Teleogramma gracile Boulenger, 1899 | |
Teleogramma is an African genus of cichlids with only five species. These dark and slender fishes barely reach 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length, and are restricted to rapids in the Congo River in DR Congo/Congo Brazzaville.
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. This species is named for the American president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.[1]
References
- ↑ Stiassny, M.L.J. & Alter, S.E. (2015): Phylogenetics of Teleogramma, a riverine clade of African cichlid fishes, with a description of the deepwater molluskivore — Teleogramma obamaorum — from the lower reaches of the middle Congo River. American Museum Novitates, 3831: 1-18.
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