Teleogramma
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Teleogramma is an African genus
of cichlid
s with only four species. These dark and slender fishes barely reaches 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length, and are restricted to rapids in the Congo River
in DR Congo/Congo Brazzaville.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of cichlid
Cichlid
Cichlids are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. Cichlids are members of a group known as the Labroidei along with the wrasses , damselfish , and surfperches . This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,300 species have been scientifically described, making it one of...
s with only four species. These dark and slender fishes barely reaches 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length, and are restricted to rapids in the Congo River
Congo River
The Congo River is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of . It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon...
in DR Congo/Congo Brazzaville.