Teleogramma obamaorum

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|genus=Teleogramma

|species=obamaorum

|authority=Stiassny & S. E. Alter, 2015

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Teleogramma obamaorum is a species of African cichlid native to the Congo River. Unlike other species of Teleogramma, sexes lack color differences in the caudal (tail) fin. Individuals reach up to {{convert|75|mm|in|abbr=on}} SL, and prey mainly on snails.

Teleogramma obamaorum was described in 2015 and named in honor of U.S. president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in recognition of their commitments to science conservation, and development in Africa and abroad.{{cite journal|last1=Stiassny|first1= Melanie L. J.|last2= Alter|first2=S. Elisabeth|year=2015|url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/6586/N3831.pdf|title=Phylogenetics of Teleogramma, a riverine clade of African cichlid fishes, with a description of the deepwater molluskivore — Teleogramma obamaorum — from the lower reaches of the middle Congo River|journal=American Museum Novitates|number=3831|pages=1–18|doi= 10.1206/3831.1|s2cid= 86288518}}{{cite web|last1=Schiffman|first1=Richard|title=This snail-eating fish was named after the Obamas|url=http://grist.org/science/this-snail-eating-fish-was-named-after-the-obamas/|website=Grist|date=11 July 2015}}