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 five species. These fish are limited to the middle Congo River. 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.[1]
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- 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
T. obamaorum, described in 2015, was named for the American president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.[1]
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Teleogramma Species. FishBase. 2015.
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