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Scientific Name Lamprologus multifasciatus  Boulenger, 1906
Common Names Multies
Vielgestreifter Tanganjikasee-Schneckenbarsch (Germany)
Type Locality Niamkolo Bay, Zambia, Lake Tanganyika, depth about 12 fathoms.
Etymology Lamprologus: Greek, lampros = light + Greek, lagos = hare. 
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Size 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 6, no. 1), pp 558, Pl. 35 (fig. 3)
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Last Update 2019 Oct 26 03:49 (species record created: 2011 Apr 17 01:25)