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Etymology: Lamprologus: Greek, lampros = light + Greek, lagos = hare (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Arthur Werner is a German aquarium fish importer who owns a company called ‘Transfish’. He helped to collect the holotypes of these species. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672); 4°S - 5°S
Africa: Pool Malebo and the rapids immediately downstream, with one collection as far west as Manianga, in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Congo (Ref. 52248, 97099).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5654)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Rheophilic; probably a pair-bonding cave spawner (Ref. 52307).
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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