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Lamprologus

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Lamprologus
Lamprologus meleagris
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Lamprologus

Type species
Lamprologus congoensis
Schilthuis, 1891

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:

References

  1. ^ 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.