Lamprologus

The genus Lamprologus was officially described by Louise Schilthuis in 1891. The type specimen is Lamprologus congoensis.

Lamprologus first description

The name Lamprologus can be divided into two parts. Lampros comes from ancient Greek and means brilliant or bright. Logus is a Latinized version of logus and means word or expression. Translated, the genus name means something like study of brilliance, a reference to the neat pattern of bright blue dots on the flank of the type species Lamprologus congoensis.

Lamprologus species

The genus Lamprologus currently has 20 species. Below you can find the list of species that we have not yet included in the database. Below the list, with photo, the species that are already included in the database.

Lamprologus finalimus
Lamprologus kungweensis
Lamprologus laparogramma
Lamprologus lemairii
Lamprologus lethops
Lamprologus markerti
Lamprologus mocquardi
Lamprologus signatus
Lamprologus speciosus
Lamprologus symoensi
Lamprologus teugelsi
Lamprologus tigripictilis
Lamprologus tumbanus
Lamprologus werneri