Teleogramma is an African genus 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 in DR Congo/Congo Brazzaville.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. 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, 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.
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