Biology:Teleocichla
| Teleocichla | |
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| Teleocichla prionogenys | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Genus: | Teleocichla Kullander, 1988 |
| Type species | |
| Teleocichla centrarchus Kullander, 1988
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Teleocichla is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae found in the Tapajós, Xingu, Tocantins and Jari River basins, which are part of the Amazon River Basin in Brazil . All species are rheophilic, and highly elongated in shape.[1] They generally are smaller than 9 cm (3.5 in) in length,[2] making them some of the smallest cichlids of the Americas. Only T. preta can grow larger, reaching about 12 cm (4.7 in).[3] Since restricted to areas with fast currents (such as cataracts and rapids), they are particularly vulnerable to the building of dams,[3] and the Belo Monte Dam may cause the extinction of T. centisquama.[4] Other species recognized as threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment are T. cinderella, T. prionogenys and T. wajapi.[5]
Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus,[2] but several undescribed species are known.[3]
- Teleocichla centisquama Zuanon & I. Sázima (fr), 2002
- Teleocichla centrarchus Kullander, 1988
- Teleocichla cinderella Kullander, 1988
- Teleocichla gephyrogramma Kullander, 1988
- Teleocichla monogramma Kullander, 1988
- Teleocichla preta H. R. Varella, Zuanon, Kullander & López-Fernández, 2016[3]
- Teleocichla prionogenys Kullander, 1988
- Teleocichla proselytus Kullander, 1988
- Teleocichla wajapi H. R. Varella & C. L. R. Moreira, 2013[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Varella, H.R. & Moreira, C.R. (2013): Teleocichla wajapi, a new species of cichlid from the rio Jari, Brazil, with comments on T. centrarchus Kullander, 1988 (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa, 3641 (2): 177–187.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Teleocichla in FishBase. January 2016 version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Varella, H.R., Zuanon, J., Kullander, S.O. & López-Fernández, H. (2016): Teleocichla preta, a new species of cichlid from the Rio Xingu Basin in Brazil (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (3): 1551–1569.
- ↑ Reis, R; Lima, F. (2009). "Teleocichla centisquama". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T167711A6371319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167711A6371319.en.
- ↑ ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q3524 entry
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