Neolamprologus lemairii
| Neolamprologus lemairii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Neolamprologus |
| Species: | N. lemairii
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| Binomial name | |
| Neolamprologus lemairii (Boulenger, 1899)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lamprologus lemairii | |
Neolamprologus lemairii is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers to lurk by rocks or on the lake bed waiting for fish to prey on. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL.[2] The specific name of this fish honours the leader of the Congo Free State expedition which collected the type, Lieutenant Charles Lemaire (1863-1925).[3]
References
- ^ Mushagalusa, D. (2025). "Lamprologus lemairii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T60551A47197906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T60551A47197906.en. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lamprologus lemairii". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 January 2019.