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. 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:
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Lamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906
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Lamprologus congoensis Schilthuis, 1891
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Lamprologus finalimus Nichols & La Monte, 1931
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Lamprologus kungweensis Max Poll, 1956
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Lamprologus laparogramma I. R. Bills & Ribbink, 1997
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Lamprologus lemairii Boulenger, 1899
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Lamprologus lethops T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
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Lamprologus markerti Stephanie Tougas & Stiassny, 2014
[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.]
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Lamprologus meleagris Büscher, 1991
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Lamprologus mocquardi Pellegrin, 1903
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Lamprologus ocellatus (Steindachner, 1909)
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Lamprologus ornatipinnis Max Poll, 1949
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Lamprologus signatus Max Poll, 1952
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Lamprologus speciosus Büscher, 1991
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Lamprologus stappersi Pellegrin, 1927
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Lamprologus symoensi Max Poll, 1976
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Lamprologus teugelsi Schelly & Stiassny, 2004
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Lamprologus tigripictilis Schelly & Stiassny, 2004
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Lamprologus tumbanus Boulenger, 1899
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Lamprologus werneri Max Poll, 1959