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Teleogramma gracile Boulenger, 1899 |
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photo by
Stiassny, M.L.J. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: rapids of the lower Congo River, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42510, 52307, 104438) and Republic of Congo (Ref. 52307). Type locality "Matadi" (Ref. 94498) probably erroneous. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Diagnosis: rounded to slightly flattened body; differs from T. brichardi and T. depressum in the possession of a lower number of body scales pored by the lateral-line system (33-35); some males with several vertical rows of maculae in caudal fin; snout slightly more pointed than in T. brichardi; eyes in a somewhat more elevated position (Ref. 52307). Description: body slender and elongated; swim bladder reduced; scales very small; a single lateral line (Ref. 52307). | |||
| Biology: | Rheophilic; pair-bonding, cave spawner (Ref. 52307). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (D2) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||