Lamprologus
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| Lamprologus | |
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| Lamprologus meleagris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Lamprologini |
| Genus: | Lamprologus Schilthuis, 1891 |
| Type species | |
| Lamprologus congoensis Schilthuis, 1891 | |
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.[1] 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.