Lamprologus
| Lamprologus | |
|---|---|
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| Lamprologus meleagris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Lamprologini |
| Genus: | Lamprologus Schilthuis, 1891 |
| Type species | |
| Lamprologus congoensis Schilthuis, 1891 | |
Lamprologus is a genus of fishes from the cichlid family. They are native to Lake Tanganyika (where several species are shell dwellers) and the Congo River Basin in Africa.[1] The type species for this genus is Lamprologus congoensis, a species from the Congo River. The genus is under some revision and may eventually be restricted to these riverine types.
Species
[edit]There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Lamprologus congoensis Schilthuis, 1891
- Lamprologus lethops T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
- Lamprologus markerti Tougas & Stiassny, 2014 [3]
- Lamprologus mocquardi Pellegrin, 1903
- Lamprologus symoensi Poll, 1976
- Lamprologus teugelsi Schelly & Stiassny, 2004
- Lamprologus tigripictilis Schelly & Stiassny, 2004
- Lamprologus tumbanus Boulenger, 1899
- Lamprologus werneri Poll, 1959
References
[edit]- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lamprologus". FishBase. March 2017 version.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Lamprologus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ Tougas, S.; Stiassny, M.L.J. (2014). "Lamprologus markerti, a new lamprologine cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) endemic to the lower Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo, west-central Africa". Zootaxa. 3852 (3): 391–400.