Lamprologus
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Lamprologus
Schilthuis, 1891
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| Lamprologus congoensis Schilthuis, 1891
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Lamprologus is a genus of fishes from the cichlid family. They are native to Lake Tanganyika and the Congo River Basin in Africa. 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
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:
- Lamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906
- Lamprologus congoensis Schilthuis, 1891
- Lamprologus finalimus Nichols & La Monte, 1931
- Lamprologus kungweensis Poll, 1956
- Lamprologus laparogramma I. R. Bills & Ribbink, 1997
- Lamprologus lemairii Boulenger, 1899
- Lamprologus lethops T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
- Lamprologus markerti Tougas & Stiassny, 2014 [1]
- Lamprologus meleagris Büscher, 1991
- Lamprologus mocquardi Pellegrin, 1903
- Lamprologus ocellatus (Steindachner, 1909)
- Lamprologus ornatipinnis Poll, 1949
- Lamprologus signatus Poll, 1952
- Lamprologus speciosus Büscher, 1991
- Lamprologus stappersi Pellegrin, 1927
- Lamprologus symoensi Poll, 1976
- Lamprologus teugelsi Schelly & Stiassny, 2004
- Lamprologus tigripictilis Schelly & Stiassny, 2004
- Lamprologus tumbanus Boulenger, 1899
- Lamprologus werneri Poll, 1959
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ 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.
