Neolamprologus leloupi

Neolamprologus leloupi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species reaches a length of 6.1 centimetres (2.4 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the malacologist Eugène Leloup (1902-1981), chief of the Belgian Hydrobiological Mission to Lake Tanganyika in 1946–1947, the type being collected during this expedition.[3]

Not to be confused with Neolamprologus leleupi.

Neolamprologus leloupi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Neolamprologus
Species:
N. leloupi
Binomial name
Neolamprologus leloupi
(Poll, 1948)
Synonyms
  • Lamprologus leloupi Poll, 1948

References
  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus leloupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60592A12373886. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60592A12373886.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Neolamprologus leloupi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 January 2019.


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