''Teleogramma'' is an African

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s with five species. These dark and slender fish barely reach in length and are limited to rapids in the Western

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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''

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, 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. ''Tel ...

'' Stiassny & S. E. Alter, 2015 – Obama's teleogramma

References

Chromidotilapiini Cichlid fish of Africa Cichlid genera Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{Pseudocrenilabrinae-stub