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Etymology: Lamprologus: Greek, lampros = light + Greek, lagos = hare (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614)
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, only known from Bwassa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 93961).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13614)
Shell-brooding cichlid found in low-density shell areas; greedy eater, feeding mainly on insect larvae (Ref. 46829). Typical snail inhabiter which uses the snail shells as breeding caves; males are too large to fit into the shell so they merely squirt their sperm into the shell at the opportune time (Ref. 12251).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Büscher, H.H., 1991. Neue Schneckencichliden aus dem Tanganjikasee. Lamprologus meleagris n. sp. und L. speciosus n. sp. (Cichlidae, Lamprologini). D.A.T.Z. 44(6):374-382. (Ref. 93961)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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