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Etymology: Lamprologus: Greek, lampros = light + Greek, lagos = hare (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Jean-Jacques André Symöns (1927–2014) was a Belgian botanist-ecologist at the University of Lubumbashi, DR Congo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 8°S - 12°S
Africa: known only from Lake Kisale and the Kilwezi River (Upemba Lakes region, upper Lualaba, upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 52248).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5654)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Lamprologus. p. 218-225. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5654)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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