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Scientific Name Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri    (Steindachner, 1909)
Common Name
Type Locality Lake Tanganyika.
Synonym(s) Julidochromis boulengeri, Lamprologus boulengeri, Lamprologus kiritvaithai, Neolamprologus boulengeri, Neolamprologus kiritvaithai
Etymology boulengeri: in honour of the Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger.
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Size 62mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Occurs in the northern part of the lake, along the Tanzanian coast (north of Kigoma).
African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika, Northern Lake 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 Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 46 (no. 24) (for 18 Nov. 1909), pp 400.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:42 (species record created: 2011 Apr 17 01:05)