Teleocichla

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Teleocichla
Teleocichla cinderella
Teleocichla cinderella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Teleocichla
Kullander. 1988

Teleocichla is a small genus of cichlid fish, consisting of 7 described species, endemic to the Amazon River Basin in South America. All species are rheophilic, and highly elongated.

[edit] Species

  • Teleocichla centisquama Zuanon & Sazima, 2002
  • Teleocichla centrarchus Kullander, 1988
  • Teleocichla cinderella Kullander, 1988
  • Teleocichla gephyrogramma Kullander, 1988
  • Teleocichla monogramma Kullander, 1988
  • Teleocichla prionogenys Kullander, 1988
  • Teleocichla proselytus Kullander, 1988

[edit] References

FishBase (2006) Eds. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. World Wide Web electronic publication. fishbase.org version (07/2006).

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