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Etymology: Teleogramma: Greek, tele, telos = perfect + Greek, gramma = letter, signal (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Africa: rivers Lulua (Ref. 52307, 80305, 104438) and Kasai (Ref. 52307, 80305)(middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5703)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Rheophilic; pair-bonding, cave spawner (Ref. 52307). Maximum TL was recorded at 9.7 cm (Ref. 5703).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Snoeks, J. and G. De Boeck, 1991. Teleogramma. p. 472-473. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5703)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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